Aerospace Qualified Electronic Components

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DoD Standardization Conference
Lansdowne, Virginia Aerospace Qualified
Electronic Components Joe
Chapman Defense Standardization Program
432-697-9970 jvchapy_at_aol.com March
17, 2004
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Why Consider AQEC?
The Perry directive of 1994 and industry
response to increased usage of COTS from
components to complete systems has resulted in
issues
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Our Response The Integrated Aerospace Parts
Acquisition Strategy

• Part I (in place) Electronic Component
  Management Program (ECMP)
• Industry documents in place IEC 62239 and EIA
  4899
• Avionics suppliers document their processes for
  managing electronic components, in accordance
  with industry documents
• Plans are approved by a third party, e.g., IECQ
• Avionics suppliers use approved plans as baseline
  RFP processes

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Our Response The Integrated Aerospace Parts
Acquisition Strategy

• Part II (in development) Aerospace Qualified
  Electronic Component (AQEC)
• Streamline implementation of ECMP
• AQEC parts are automatically approved per
  IEC62239 and EIA 4899
• Use AQEC parts as-is

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Industry Consensus DefinitionAerospace
Qualified Electronic Component

• The intent of this definition of an Aerospace
  Qualified Electronic Component (AQEC) is to (a)
  ensure that electronic components used in
  aerospace applications are reliable in those
  applications (b) provide aerospace access to
  component manufacturers commercial-off-the-shelf
  (COTS) products at acceptable cost (c) minimize
  deviations from the component manufacturers COTS
  products (d) have little or no negative impact
  on the AQEC suppliers operating or business
  procedures and (e) promote communication between
  the component manufacturer and the aerospace
  users.
• 1. The AQEC should have the following features
• Designed, fabricated, assembled, and tested in
  accordance with the component manufacturers
  requirements for (COTS) products
• Qualified in accordance with the component
  manufacturers standards and specifications for
  the manufacturers COTS products
• Subject to the component manufacturers design,
  manufacturing, quality assurance, and quality
  systems standards, technical specifications,
  procedures, and other similar requirements for
  COTS products.
• In order to be considered an AQEC, the component
  manufacturers COTS component should undergo
  testing and/or analysis to assess its reliability
  in the aerospace application. The process to do
  so should be mutually agreed upon by the AQEC
  suppliers and users.
• The configuration of the device should remain
  stable for a specified period of time. (This may
  be done in a variety of ways, but one example
  would be to characterize given lots of devices as
  AQEC, in sufficient quantities to supply the
  aerospace market for agreed-upon periods of time.)

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Industry Consensus DefinitionAerospace
Qualified Electronic Component

• Intent of Aerospace Qualified Electronic
  Component (AQEC) definition
• (a) Ensure that electronic components used in
  aerospace applications are reliable in those
  applications
• (b) Provide aerospace access to component
  manufacturers commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS)
  products at acceptable cost
• (c) Minimize deviations from the component
  manufacturers COTS products
• (d) Have little or no negative impact on the
  AQEC suppliers operating or business procedures
• (e) Promote communication between the component
  manufacturer and the aerospace users

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Industry Consensus Definition (continued)Aerospa
ce Qualified Electronic Component

• 1. The AQEC should have the following features
• Designed, fabricated, assembled, and tested in
  accordance with the component manufacturers
  requirements for (COTS) products
• Qualified in accordance with the component
  manufacturers standards and specifications for
  the manufacturers COTS products
• Subject to the component manufacturers design,
  manufacturing, quality assurance, and quality
  systems standards, technical specifications,
  procedures, and other similar requirements for
  COTS products.

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Industry Consensus Definition (continued)Aerospa
ce Qualified Electronic Component

• In order to be considered an AQEC, the component
  manufacturers COTS component should undergo
  testing and / or analysis to assess its
  reliability in the aerospace application. The
  process to do so should be mutually agreed upon
  by the AQEC suppliers and users.
• The configuration of the device should remain
  stable for a specified period of time. (This may
  be done in a variety of ways, but one example
  would be to characterize given lots of devices as
  AQEC, in sufficient quantities to supply the
  aerospace market for agreed-upon periods of time.)

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AQEC Benefits

• Promotes communication between semiconductor
  device and aerospace industry
• Minimizes reduces need for uprating or
  upscreening
• Part performance characterized for avionics
• Component Roadmap / Transition Plan DMSMS
• Minimize / Reduce LTB and tactical reaction.
• Assures configuration control Better Manage
  DMSMS
• Assures part availability Better Manage DMSMS
• Enables system design tradeoffs (performance,
  lifetime, supply voltage, speed, temperature,
  etc.)
• Enables higher-level system options, e.g.,
  system-on-a-chip, throw-away cards

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The AQEC Process Flow
AQEC definition
Forecast part volumes
Parsimonious list of parts/families
Define essential aerospace care-abouts
Part/family specifications
Document AQEC characterization processes
Purchase inventory AQEC parts
Characterize AQEC parts
Approve processes
Use AQEC parts
Feedback
Semiconductor device mfr
Aerospace user
Inventory manager
Assessment body
Joint activity
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Why does this have potential for success? O Many
such components already exist and are in
aerospace applications O Texas Instruments
National Semiconductor introduced specific
product families targeted for such applications
Enhanced Plastic O IC manufacturers realize
it takes all stakeholders to meet the challenge
ahead legalism alone will not spare anyone O
Modern ICs have incredible capability yet many
risks remain especially if inappropriately
used O It is about money and profits and
motivation exists O Collaboration across the
related industries has been excellent! The
Question remains-Do we have the will to succeed?
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Recent progress O Avionics Process Management
Committee (APMC) with semiconductor industry
developed an AQEC Definition O G-12 and JEDEC
committees met with APMC in Phoenix in January
and have established a working group to define
next steps O Semiconductor companies (2-3)
joining APMC O NAVAIR PAX River has supported
AQEC effort for past 1 ½ yrs O Socialization
of this effort continues.ADUSD (LPP) briefed in
December 03 and received support O JACG briefed
in January 04 and further support granted O FAA
and NASA participating in meetings and seeking
ways to utilize AQEC components where
appropriate O AIA Product Support and
Engineering Management Committee briefed and
received support
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Whos Involved
Airframe Integrators Boeing, Lockheed Martin,
Northrop Grumman
DoD NAVAIR, DSPO, AWACS, AMCOM, JCAA, DUSD(LMR)

Avionics OEMs Honeywell, BAE, Smiths, Rockwell
Collins, Goodrich
Part Manufacturers Motorola, AMI, Micron, Texas
Instruments, IBM, Intel, Xilinx, National, LSI
Logic, Vishay-Siliconix, Linear Technology,
Altera, Philips, Analog Devices
Others NASA, FAA, COG, G-12, EIA, SIA, JEDEC,
AIA, AVSI, DSCC
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What do we need to do next? O Continue the
socialization efforts industry / government O
Activate the AQEC working group and begin work O
Customers (DoD FAA NASA airframe
integrators) Issue mandate to use AQEC in
critical applications, e.g., contract
flow-down-------------REQUIRED BY Air
Framers/NASA/FAA? O System designers Use AQEC
where required no exceptions O Semiconductor
device manufacturers Develop and apply AQEC
processes O If necessary, change the
rules---Socialization / Collaboration might
require legislation Utilize DoD Standardization
Program Office where appropriate!
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Points of Contact for AQEC
information Joe Chapman Lloyd
Condra jvchapy_at_aol.com lloyd.w.condra_at_Boeing.com
432-697-9970 206-655-8240