The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded $42 million to the U.S. Partnership for Assured Electronics (USPAE) to establish and manage the Defense Electronics Consortium (DEC) for its first project on "Lead-Free Solder Performance and Reliability Assurance". The mission of the DEC is to strengthen the economic and force posture of the U.S. defense electronics industrial base and provide the DoD with deeper insights and connections to the U.S. electronics industry.
The DEC provides direct links between the electronics industry and the DoD. Through funded projects and a variety of programs such as conferences, networking events, and white papers, the DEC is working to bolster the security and resiliency of the defense electronics supply chain.
CALCE from the University of Maryland to co-lead along with Purdue University and Auburn University for this project. The project's goal is to provide the technical basis to compare and qualify solder alloys for select defense mission applications.
For more information, contact Dr. Michael Osterman.
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