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GaN in space, military RF trends
Satellites, spacecraft, and communications systems are leveraging the performance benefits of gallium nitride (GaN) RF components as demonstrated by the successful landing of the Mars Perseverance Rover. GaN also fuels innovation in military electronic warfare and radar systems. Dean White, senior director of Defense and Aerospace for Qorvo, discussed these trends with me in the following Q&A. We also covered the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the U.S. semiconductor industry, military funding, and the engineering recruitment in the defense industry. Edited excerpts follow.
- Intelligence-system contract for Army aircraft signed with L3 Harris and Raytheon
- Chemical agent detection sensor designed to equip troops and UAS
- Acromag Releases XMC FPGA Modules with Write-Protected Configuration Memory for Enhanced Security
- Electronic warfare suite to equip global F-16 fleet
- Artificial intelligence task force launched by White House, National Science Foundation
- Enabling AI at the tactical edge
- The future of human-AI systems is already here – it’s just not evenly architected
- DoD must innovate in AI by 2025
- Cybersecurity assessment certification achieved by Kratos
- C5ISR and control systems in development with Northrop Grumman
- Quantum AI to be explored by new quantum computing business
- Cloud computing capability designed for use on the edge
