For servicemen deployed worldwide, the memory inside their equipment is as critical as their boots. From the radar systems that scan the skies to the UAVs soaring silently overhead, to the satellite radios, memory technologies enable defense electronics.
The global semiconductor market for military and aerospace applications is forecast to grow at an annual rate of 6% between 2025 – 2029. 40% of that spending is forecast to be in North America.
The past year has been challenging for memory suppliers. Independent analysts report that customer inventory levels have been depleting while demand has been increasing. Supplier production levels and capacity investments have been cut back.
Additionally, a new post-COVID supply/demand balance has been reached with price stabilization after price declines not seen in 15 years.
The Changing Market
Industry pundits forecast that suppliers will be slow to increase capacity as they need time to recover. DDR4 supply is expected to tighten as mainstream demand shifts to DDR5. And eMMC growth is expected to continue. Price increases are projected to resume and accelerate as we enter a period of undersupply by 2024.
Now is the time to ensure your supply is stable for the period ahead. Qualify SMARTsemi DRAM, eMMC, and Flash Cards today.
Today’s armed forces are computerized, mechanized, and mobile. They depend on sophisticated, connected devices that provide real-time communications and information vital to reaching the right decision, at the right time.
Those devices rely on a supply chain that is setup to service long-lifecycle products because military equipment takes years to design and qualify and maintaining a supply of products can make all the difference on the battlefield.
In the U.S. and globally, defense spending is expected to continue growing in 2025 with modernization efforts and investments in new technologies for weapons, communications, and AI systems.
The US DoD has requested a 2025 budget of $850 Billion for defense, up slightly from 2024. Of that budget, nearly $140 Million is earmarked for the procurement of semiconductors, primarily for naval, air, and space systems.
Embedded DRAMs are used for high speed data processing. eMMCs provide local processing and storage and SD Cards are used to transport data, store logs and recovery routines, images, and videos.
These components are commonly used in Communications devices like handheld radios; Navigation equipment like GPS units; Surveillance gear like cameras and radars; Control Systems like laptops and tablets; and Aviation subsystems like flight recorders
- High-speed data access and processing
- Efficient power consumption
- Compact size
- Wide temperature ranges
- Low power
- Compact size
- Extended temperature range
- Reliability & Portability
- Compact size
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