It has long been no secret that one of Intel's customers, who will begin receiving chips manufactured using the Ohio 18A process by mid-decade, will be the US Department of Defense.
The company has formed an alliance with other chip design partners to meet the requirements of this customer, creating a trusted environment for the design and manufacture of components on the U.S.
territory.Image source: Adobe StokKakAccording to a corporate press release, the association of companies received the designation USMAG (United States Military, Aerospace and Government) Alliance, in addition to Intel, it includes Cadence, Synopsys, Siemens Digital Industries Software, Intrinsix and Trusted Semiconductor Solutions.
The acronym of this alliance makes it clear that it aims to meet the needs of the U.S.
defense and aerospace industries, as well as the needs of any other U.S.
government agencies.The alliance members will have to certify component development and production procedures - both at the prototype production stage and on a mass scale.
All stages of the production cycle must meet the requirements of defense customers for the protection of intellectual property and reliability of the products themselves.
It should be recalled that GlobalFoundries, which is nominally considered a U.S.
company, has already gone the same way, having received not only the necessary certificates, but also having secured earmarked funding to increase the production of power electronics for the needs of the U.S.
defense sector.
Since Intel claims to receive government subsidies under a U.S.
law, the country's defense agencies have the right to expect reciprocal support from this chipmaker.
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