VHSIC´s Industry Impact

The very high speed integrated circuit (VHSIC) program is affecting the military integrated circuits market significantly by accelerating: 1) the development of military-relevant very large scale integrated circuits technology and 2) the application of advanced circuit technology in operational systems by focusing the attention of military electronics producers upon integrating the design, development, and production of components, software, and systems. The VHSIC program has less impact on the nonmilitary portion of the industry because it does not generate large transfers of resources away from other markets to the military market, nor are the probabilities high that it will generate independent process, product, or organizational outputs likely to have a major effect on other markets.