The Very High Speed Integrated Circuit Program

The DOD's Very High Speed Integrated Circuits (VHSIC) Program was established in order to gain and maintain a lead over adversaries in the military field of high density signal processing microelectronic subsystems. The advantages anticipated for VHSIC systems include order-of-magnitude reductions in signal processor size, weight and power requirements, as well as improvements in system performance capabilities, reliability, logistics support, and radiation hardness. VHSIC will be applied to systems involved in communications, intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and missile guidance and control.