Laboratory Information:
Defense Microelectronics Activity
4234 54th Street
McClellan, CA 95652-2100
Phone: 916-231-1568
Fax: 916-231-2868
Website: http://www.dmea.osd.mil/
Technology Transfer Website: http://www.dmea.osd.mil/contracting.html
Agency/Department: Dept. of Defense
Region: Far West
FLC Laboratory Representative:
Mr. Gary Weiss
Phone: 916-231-1506 Ext. 7
Fax: 916-231-2808
Email: weiss@dmea.osd.mil
Background/History of the Laboratory:
The Defense Microelectronics Activity evolved
in 1981 as a small unit in the Engineering Division of the
Sacramento Air Logistics Center at McClellan Air Force Base near Silicon Valley. Initially called the
Advanced
Microelectronics Section, its start coincided with the incipient use and growing necessity of microelectronics
in
weapons systems. The unit was created to assist the U.S. Air Force, but as more of the services learned,often
firsthand,about its work, it came to serve all of the Department of Defense. On March 23, 1997, the
unit was
given the name it has today, Defense Microelectronics Activity, and taken out of the administrative
structure of
the Air Force and put within the Office of the Secretary of Defense. U.S. Secretary of Defense Dr. William
Perry
declared this highly specialized group of engineers and facilities to be a unique national resource.
DMEA was
placed under the authority, direction and control of the Deputy Undersecretary of Defense (Logistics
and
Materiel Readiness). DMEA was also made the U.S. government's official authority on microelectronics
obsolescence. Although McClellan Air Force Base closed in 2001, DMEA remains at its original location
close
to Silicon Valley at what is now McClellan Park. Why Sacramento DMEA's location is crucial to completing
a
unique mission. Located in Sacramento, California, the facility is close to the vast microelectronic
resources of
California's famous Silicon Valley. This gives DMEA access to enormous technical and personnel assets
that
can be applied to military supportability problems.
Technology Transfer Mechanisms:
- Advanced Technology Support Program
- Contracting
- Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs)
Technology Areas of Expertise:
- Integrated Circuits
- Gamma Irradiation
- Microelectronics
- Semiconductors
