The new DoD initiative in integrated circuits

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DoD) h a s i n i t i a t e d a major new program i n i n t e g r a t e d c i r c u i t s ( I C s ) , c a l l e d Very High Speed I n t e g r a t e d C i r c u i t s (VHSI). The purpose of th i s paper is t o d e s c r i b e t h e r a t i o n a l e f o r i t s i n i t i a t i o n , t h e main fea tures of t he p rogram, de l inea te the ma jo r t echn ica l goa l s , and d iscuss i t s p o s s i b l e e f f e c t on t h e I C indust r y .