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Military & Aerospace Electronics
August 2005
Timothy J. Connors |
Managing obsolescence takes commitment to `best practices' Managing obsolescence is becoming a total business commitment that requires processes that cross over many organization boundaries.   |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2006
Pecht & Tiku |
Bogus! Electronic manufacturing and consumers confront a rising tide of counterfeit electronics. Feeding this problem is the shift of manufacturing to China, the growing sophistication of technology, and the rise of the Internet as a marketplace. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
August 2006
Courtney E. Howard |
Electronics Designers Grapple with Lead-Free Solder Guidelines The European Union WEEE/RoHS directives cause concern in the military and aerospace market as to the availability and reliability of lead-free electronic components. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
September 2008
Bogdanski & Lamparter |
Component and Design Considerations for Extended Product Lifecycles Choosing the right component supplier can be as important as choosing the right component, especially when long-term planning and upgrades are considered, or when special features are required. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2006
J.R. Wilson |
Military and Commercial Avionics Draw From the Same Technology Well The increasing imperative for the military to be able to adopt and adapt new technologies has led to a dramatic push for new, avionics-specific industry standards for power, form factors, and interfaces that will apply to military as well as commercial aviation. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2010
John McHale |
U.S. Navy Avionics Systems Embrace Open Architectures Designers of avionics equipment for U.S. Navy aircraft see obsolescence as their biggest obstacle in meeting the steady demand for upgrades and retrofits of existing aircraft. Their solution is open architecture. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
August 2004
John Rhea |
New Approach to Missile Electronics: 3-D Packaging Navy engineers are working on a three-dimensional approach to weapons technology, in which designers embed the components inside a printed circuit-card assembly to handle higher G forces and thermal stresses than are possible with conventional technology. |
National Defense
September 2009
Jean & Erwin |
Higher Prices and More Failures Predicted for Defense Electronics All electronics from Europe are required to be made with lead-free solder. However, U.S. defense and aerospace users have documented over $1 billion of damage resulting from failure of the lead-free electronics. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
December 2008
John McHale |
Incoming! Precision Guidance Keeps Munitions on Target Lasers, global positioning systems, and other modern technologies have made hitting fixed targets with missiles and bombs extremely efficient. Now defense experts are designing systems to hit targets on the move and beyond line of sight. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
September 2005
Malcolm Baca |
The third dimension in obsolescence management How can defense and aerospace supply chains optimize their obsolescence organizational structures? Can we change our cultural practices to exploit the value proposition that the new information age can deliver? |
Popular Mechanics
March 10, 2008
Glenn Derene |
Could Cheap Chinese Electronics Come to an End? Buzzword Inflation in manufacturing in China will increase prices on electronics in America. |
Entrepreneur
November 2007
Robert Kiyosaki |
Blast From the Past Everything becomes obsolete eventually. That's why looking back at the past can help business leaders predict the future. |
IndustryWeek
May 20, 2010 |
Avoiding Obsolete Inventory Why does obsolete inventory build up? The root cause is uncertainty in both supply and demand. Reduce the uncertainty and you diminish your exposure to obsolescence. Three tools can accomplish this. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
April 2009
John McHale |
United Kingdom Engineers Struggle to Upgrade Old Aircraft with New Avionics Technology The Netherlands-Officials of the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence (MOD) in London say their agency needs to find better ways of upgrading fielded military avionics systems for the duration of their aircraft platforms' life cycles. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
February 2006
John McHale |
Microprocessor IP cores battle obsolescence Intellectual-property cores enable designers to control their own destiny, plan on 10-to-15-year lifecycles, and get all the advantages of COTS chips without the disadvantage of obsolescence. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
September 2006
John Keller |
Aftermarket Parts a Promising Business for Rad-Hard Suppliers Although some worry about how a potential slowdown in big-program spending might influence electronics and electro-optics suppliers, the emerging delays and budget cutbacks in civil and defense space programs are enhancing the market for obsolescent electronic components that are radiation hardened. |
