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Modern defense platforms are caught in a familiar bind. Many of the mission computers still in service today were designed decades ago, and in many cases, they are doing exactly what they were built to do. They rely on interfaces like MIL-STD-1553 and ARINC 429 because those standards have proven reliable and predictable over time. They are deeply embedded across airborne, ground, and naval platforms, and replacing them is far from simple. What has changed is everything around them. New sensors...

Field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) play an important role in a multitude of today’s technology. From aerospace and defense to consumer electronics to critical infrastructure and the automotive industry, the prevalence of FPGAs in our lives is growing. Also growing are the threats to those FPGAs. The resources spent to create the IP (Intellectual Property) that runs (firmware) inside FPGAs are vast, as is the technology protected by these FPGAs. This makes FPGAs a potential target for ...

As we begin 2023, I realized that this year is my 27th Year in semiconductors with a focus on Aerospace and Defense (A&D). One of my proudest accomplishments during this time is the impacts I’ve had on the end states for military forces, which continue to this day in my work at Lattice. Did you know that 72 percent of all A&D platforms (Radar, Electronic Warfare, military communications software defined radio, etc.) use FPGAs and FPGAs represent approximately 35 percent of the U.S....

Security is an increasingly important consideration for design engineers across all technology applications as the frequency and sophistication of cyber and physical attacks increases. In the aerospace and defense industry, robust hardware security is mission critical to field success and for protecting sensitive information. Security is a top priority at Lattice and is part of what makes Lattice the FPGA industry leader. Today our security offerings span hardware, software, solution stacks, and...

Learn how FPGAs can help address size, weight, power, and cost challenges for aerospace and defense applications.

Lattice is committed to helping our customers in the defense market to ensure they have the support they need to keep legacy defense systems available after components are discontinued.

Lattice offers a range of low power, highly reliable FPGAs and solutions stacks for the global defense market.