Title :
Use of plastics parts in MIDS at Marconi CNI
Author_Institution :
CNI Div., Marconi Aerosp. Syst., Wayne, NJ, USA
Abstract :
MIDS, a military communication system, was one of Marconi´s first ventures into the use of commercial components (including plastic encapsulated microcircuits). The adoption of commercial components without any sacrifice in Reliability represented a significant achievement for Marconi and has set the stage for the development of systems that are lighter and have more leading edge technology than that which could be obtained with military components
Keywords :
encapsulation; military communication; military equipment; open systems; plastic packaging; Marconi MIDS system; commercial components; cost savings; design for manufacturability; interoperable terminals; jam-resistant data distribution; military communication system; multinational information distribution system; open architecture modular design; part selection process; plastic encapsulated microcircuits; plastics parts use; Contracts; Defense industry; Electronics industry; Manufacturing industries; Military communication; Military standards; Navigation; Plastics industry; Subcontracting; USA Councils;
Conference_Titel :
Frequency and Time Forum, 1999 and the IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium, 1999., Proceedings of the 1999 Joint Meeting of the European
Conference_Location :
Besancon
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5400-1
DOI :
10.1109/FREQ.1999.840822
