Semiconductor life cycle management helps plan for extended program lifetimes

摘要

Unlike typical commercial product lifetimes of a few years, most aerospace and defense program lifetimes are measured in decades. A significant dichotomy exists between the short lifetimes and large volumes of commercial products and the long lifetimes and smaller volumes of aerospace and defense programs. Semiconductor suppliers typically target the commercial market windows, and when this market slows, the products are discontinued, creating problems for aerospace and defense contractors dependent on continuous product availability throughout the program lifetime.