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In the last decade, high end MilAero market has been transformed by technological advances, and through Boeing influence on open architecture standards evolution. COTS assemblies now provide superior solution for all design criteria. In an increasingly competitive commercial and military marketplace, COTS integration is essential to future success.
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BOEING PROPRIETARY
BTEC12-07-008 Approved for Public Release, Distribution Unlimited, PM FCS 26 JAN 2007, case 07-027
Shaping the COTS Assembly Market to Support High End MilAero Applications
Lori E. BechtoldKimberly D. Meredith
James A. Robles
Saint Louis, Missouri - February 13-15, 2007
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Name: Lori E. BechtoldKey Technical Field: Phone number:Fax number: (253) 773-0299E-mail:
Biography:Lori Bechtold is a reliability engineer with 22 years experience with Boeing, spanning programs in military, commercial aviation and space applications. She currently supports the P-8A Poseidon program, addressing environmental issues of commercial off the shelf (COTS) electronics on a Navy platform. She has conducted research and development in Boeing’s Phantom Works group, in the application of COTS electronics to military and aerospace applications. Lori is the technical editor for the VMEbus International Trade Association (VITA) working group 51, developing a new industry specification for reliability prediction for COTS modules. She holds a B.S degree in mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Name: Kimberly D. MeredithKey Technical Field: Electronic Systems PackagingPhone number: 253-657-0809Fax number: 253-657-0071E-mail: [email protected]
Biography: Kimberly Meredith is a thermal and structural designer and analyst in the field of Electronics packaging, and has ten years of experience in avionics related disciplines. Areas of expertise include hardware design for military avionics, test and analysis of prototype and production avionics, test and mechanical design of pulse detonation technologies, thermal and dynamic/vibration analysis, design of experiments, and environmental test and analysis. She recently has become involved in joint COTS electronics initiatives in Phantom Works and IntegratedDefense Systems, as well as participated in Boeing efforts with the VMEbus International Trade Association (VITA). She holds a M.S. degree in EngineeringScience and Mechanics from the University of Tennessee.
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Name: James A. RoblesKey Technical Field: Electronic Systems PackagingPhone number: 253-657-5663Fax number: 253-657-0090E-mail: [email protected]
Biography: Jim Robles is a Boeing Senior Technical Fellow. He has more than thirty years of experience in electronic packaging disciplines including, development of system architectures, hardware design for commercial and military ground and airborne avionics, equipment installation design, mechanical tolerance analysis, thermal and dynamic/vibration analysis, weights/mass properties analysis, design of experiments, and environmental test and analysis. He is a recognized expert on the application of COTS hardware on military platforms. Jim is the leader of the GEIA working group that developed EIA-933 Standard for Preparing a COTS Assembly Management Plan. He is also the Boeing Executive Focal for our External Technical Affiliation with VITA, developing standards for next generation COTS hardware assemblies for military/aerospace applications.
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Shaping the COTS Market
• Rapid evolution in COTS market– Boeing has influence only in high end MilAero market
• In the last decade, high end MilAero market has been transformed by technological advances, and through Boeing influence on open architecture standards evolution– COTS assemblies now provide superior solution for all
design criteria
• In increasingly competitive commercial and military marketplace, COTS integration is essential to remain competitive and is key to future success
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Agenda
• COTS Applicability• Customer Needs • The COTS Trade, Then and Now• Functional Density• Open Architecture Standard for Environments• Two-Level Maintenance• Future Combat Systems and COTS• Liquid Flow Through Cooling• Future Opportunities
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COTS Applicability
Future
More of the same“office environment”
Future
More COTSVPX/REDI
Graphic courtesy of Mercury Computing
System Mission CriticalFunctional
DensityEnvironment
Sample Assembly Item
Insight into Assembly Item and Ability to
Influence
C-32 / C-40 No (VIP Aircraft)Low
(Commercial Aircraft)
Benign Ricoh Printer Lowest
AWACS 40/45 Dell Server
P-8A ATCA
F/A-18Custom and
VMEHighest
F-22Custom and
VMEHighest
FCS VPX and Redi High
Medium
YesHigh (fighter,
helicopter, ground vehicle)
Severe
Medium Medium
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Critical skill to support our core competencies
• Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Electronics; Provide broad and deep knowledge of, and contacts within, the commercial electronics industry. This includes technical, management, economic, and cultural awareness. Also have similar knowledge of all segments of the aerospace industry, including commercial, military, and space; as well as the avionics supply chain, including avionics original equipment manufacturers, system integrators, commercial and military operators, and regulatory agencies; and all geographic regions. (IDS, BCA, PW, EE Function)
• Related Critical Skills– Electrical Engineering– Materials, Processes and Physics– Systems Engineering– System/Design Safety– Test and Evaluation
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High Functional Density, Severe Environment Military Platform Needs
• Minimize Total Ownership Cost (TOC)– Development Cost– Unit Recurring Flyaway (URF) Cost– Operation and Support (O&S) Cost
• High functional density to minimize weight and volume– Thermal density (watts/cm)
• Perform reliably in harsh environment • Compatibility with two-level maintenance for
– Reductions in life cycle cost– Reductions in logistic footprint
• Facilitate insertion of new technology and mitigation of component obsolescence– Thermal margin– Open system standards
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The Challenge
Customer NeedsThe Challenge and the Opportunity
Functional
Densit
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Power per Function
Thermal Density
Allowable Component Temperature
Functional
Densit
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Power per Function
Thermal Density
Allowable Component Temperature
Functional
Densit
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Functional
Densit
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Power per Function
Thermal Density
Allowable Component Temperature
Thermal Density
Allowable Component Temperature
Thermal ManagementContinuing Loss of Control of
the Electronics Industry
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Processing Requirements AKA Functional Density
The Opportunity
References: www.vita.com and http://www.busandboard.com/archive-index.html
Open Architecture Standards &a Strong Industrial Base
Two-Level Maintenance
VITA 48 ERDI (Enhanced Ruggedized Design Implementation)
IBM Cell Processor Technology
•Enhanced thermal management and functional density•Two-level maintenance compatibility•Conduction and air cooling to 200 watts •LFT and spray cooling to 800 watts
•Moving target engagement
•Automatic target recognition
Graphic courtesy of Mercury Computing
VITA 46 VPX•High speed serial interconnect switch fabric based architecture•Market driven selection of bus protocols•ESD protected connectorANSI/VITA 47-2005•Open architecture standard for environments
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LRU R&R at the O-Levelo Requires ESD/Handling protection at the LRU interfaceo Requires fault isolation to the LRUo Requires sparing; much larger, heavier, and more expensive; LRU’s
LRU R&R at the O-Levelo Requires ESD/Handling protection at the LRU interfaceo Requires fault Isolation to the LRUo Requires sparing; much larger, heavier, and more expensive; LRU’s
LRM R&R at the O-Levelo Requires ESD/handling protection a at the module/card interfaceo Requires fault isolation to the LRMo Requires sparing; much smaller, lighter, and less expensive; LRM’s
R&R modules/cards at the I-Levelo I-Level Shop is expensive, vulnerable, and difficult to transport
I-Level Shop not required I-Level Shop not required
Card/module repair at the Depot Card/module R&R and repair at the Depot LRM repair at the Depot
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Radar Processor
-F- 22 Requires Two-Level Maintenance
F- 22 Opportunity To Use COTS Based
Graphic courtesy of
CWCECVITA 48
VITA 46 (VPX) and VITA 48 (REDI) addressed and resolved ESD issue, making two-level maintenance practicable.
Radar Processor (RP)
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Cooling Capacity vs. Functional Density Requirements
• Key to survivability/lethality
• Trends have changed COTS vs. Custom advantages
• The Future– IBM BE Cell Processor – 600 watt 6U card with four nodes
Cooling Capability vs. Functional Density Requirements 1998 - 2008
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Functional Density Requirements
COTS Conduction
Custom Conduction
Custom LFT
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Advances in Conduction Cooled COTS
F-22 CNI/EW Power Supply• Circa 1993 to 2000
• SEM-E
• ~ 40 watts
• Military Grade Temperature Components
• No “special” technology
IEEE 1101.2 VME Card• 2000 to 2005
• 6U
• Up to 90 watts
• ~ Industrial Grade Temperature Components
• Extra conduction paths
VITA 48 Module• Circa 2006
• 6U
• 200 watt capability
• ~ Industrial Grade Temperature Components
• Heat pipes, extra conduction paths
• Aluminum/Beryllium is being used in the F-22 CNI/EW power supply module.
• AlBe selected for CTE match to PWBmaterial, to minimize strain on solder jointsof large packages.
• Weight benefit of -0.065 pound per module.
• Cost upper of $400 per module.
• ~$6,200 per pound of weight saved.
• Health and process issues resolved.
Graphic courtesy of CWCEC
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AVAILABLEAVAILABLE
Current Custom Module• Circa 2006
• 6U
• 110 watt capability
• ~ Industrial Grade Temperature Components
• Annealed Pyrolytic Graphite Core• Large Wedge Clamps
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Advances in LFT Cooling
• Aluminum/Beryllium was considered for use inCIP power supply module cores.
• AlBe was not required for CTE match.
• -0.065 pound of weigh saving would have cost$585 ($9400/pound saved).
• Cost not considered justified by the F-22Program.
• Aluminum cores.
F/A-22 CIP Power Supply• Circa 1993 to 2000
• SEM-E
• ~ 80 to 100 watts
• Military Grade Temperature Components
• Quick Disconnect (QD) Issues
Custom Design Processor• Circa 1996 to 2000
• SAM (6U-ish)
• 140 watts design / 300 watt capability
• Industrial Grade Temperature Components
• QD Issues Worked
VITA 48 Module• Circa 2006
• 6U
• 600 to 800 watt capability
• ~ Industrial Grade Temperature Components
• QD Issues Being Worked
Graphic courtesy of Mercury Computing
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ANSI / VITA 47-2005• In 1996, COTS not available to an
open standard for Mil/Aero application environments
• In 2005, an open standard approved for environmental, design and construction, safety, and quality requirements for COTS plug-in units intended for mobile applications
• Keeps the advantages of open systems
– Lower total ownership cost
– Obsolescence protection, backward compatibility
– Efficiency of common solutions across multiple applications
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Future Combat Systems is using a VITA 46 COTS Solution
Backplane (BP) – ruggedized circuitry for intra-rack power and signal distribution; includes backplane interconnect, I/O connectors, backplane to I/O connector harness, and backplane cover
Backplane
6U 3UCircuit Cards – Per VITA 46• Functional Density• High speed serial interconnect with switch fabric matrix architecture• ESD protected connectorEnvironments – Per ANSI/VITA 47-2005• Open architecture standard
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Future Combat Systems has committed to 2-Level Maintenance Utilizing VITA 48
Table 2. FCS Maintenance Levels Trade Study
VITA 48 Module with ESD protected connector and covers
Integrated Electronics Rack (IER) – the enclosure in which LRMs are installed; provides mechanical support, cooling and some measure of environmental protection to the LRMs; provides the physical interface to the platform; includes backplane interface
6U 3U
Line Replaceable Modules (LRM) – Per VITA 48• Covers for ESD protection also provide stiffening and greater EMCMeets the Army’s Needs • $4B operation and support (O&S) cost reduction for Integrated Computer System (ICS) alone• Greater than 50% reduction in logistics footprint• Corresponding benefits for other systems.
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Commercial Cooling Trends/Innovations
All Electric Trend
• 787 Power Electronics Control System (PECS)•Circa 2004 • All Electric Airplane• Thermal loads unmanageable with air cooling•http://www.newairplane.com/
Currently Available Liquid Cooled Computing
• Apple Power Mac G65•“Mind-boggling leaps in processing power • http://www.apple.com/powermac/design.html
• Sony VGC-RA710G•“Liquid Flow Heat Pipe”•http://www.mynetbuys.com/pdetails.aspx?part=VGC-RA710G
Intel Liquid Cooling Research• Sunon Waturbo CPU radiator cooling
• LRM/IER Connector/Thermal Interface Is Relatively Fragile.
•Three Level and Two Plus Level maintenance rejected due to high cost
•Two Level w/Protection rejected due to weight and volume increase
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Thermal Management Technologies
Active Transport Elements
Interfaces
LFT Cooling
Spray Cooling
Conduction Cooling
Passive Transport Elements
HRU
Global Solutions
Module Solutions
Liquid Metal Cooling Loop
Phase Change Fillers for
Liquid Loops
Custom and COTS Design Improvements
QDs
• Aluminum/Beryllium is being used in the F-22 CNI/EW power supply module.
• AlBe selected for CTE match to PWBmaterial, to minimize strain on solder jointsof large packages.
• Weight benefit of -0.065 pound per module.
• Cost upper of $400 per module.
• ~$6,200 per pound of weight saved.
• Health and process issues resolved.
Thermal Spreaders (Diamond,
etc.)
Heat Pipes
Custom and COTS Design Improvements
Vapor Chambers
Micro-Channels
Wedge Clamps
Heat Pipes
Wedge Clamps
Thermal Spreaders (Diamond,
etc.)
Refrigeration
Thermal Pads
Composite Chassis
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Future Opportunities
High Power Microwave
• Directed Energy Weapons
• 7E7 More Electric Aircraft
• Increasing Avionics Functional Density
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Commercial Cooling Trends/Innovations
All Electric Trends
• 787 Power Electronics Control System (PECS)•Circa 2004 • All Electric Airplane• Thermal loads unmanageable with air cooling•http://www.newairplane.com/
•DDG 1000 Multimission Destroyer• All electric drive with integrated power system•http://peos.crane.navy.mil/ddx/
Currently Available Liquid Cooled Computing
• Apple Power Mac G65•“Mind-boggling leaps in processing power • http://www.apple.com/powermac/design.html
• Sony VGC-RA710G•“Liquid Flow Heat Pipe”•http://www.mynetbuys.com/pdetails.aspx?part=VGC-RA710G
Silicon Carbide Microelectronic Devices• Operate at higher temperatures and radiation levels vs. Si and GaAs semiconductors• High thermal conductivity • http://www.cree.com/products/sic_sub_prop.asp