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influence of material, process and patterning choices on
the interconnect resistance at scaled dimensions.
Imec has calibrated the resistivity model to wafer data for Cu, W,
Ru and Co interconnects.
“The new resistivity model developed through this collaboration
with imec is an important component of our pre-wafer
simulation solution to enable our mutual customers to perform
early screening of interconnect technology options at advanced
nodes,” said Dr. Howard Ko, senior vice president and general
manager of the Silicon Engineering Group at Synopsys.
Imec’s research into advanced logic scaling is performed in
cooperation with imec’s key partners in its core CMOS programs
including GlobalFoundries, Intel, Micron, SK Hynix, Samsung,
TSMC, Huawei, Qualcomm and Sony.
A successful first flight test
was recently completed for the
C-130H (Hercules) transport
aircraft upgraded by Elbit
Systems for the Israeli Air Force
(IAF), under an agreement
signed with the Israeli Ministry
of Defense. This initial flight
test was the first in a series of
flight tests, and future flight tests
were agreed upon and will be
performed in the coming months.
During the flight tests, the
aircraft’s systems performance was tested in various modes
of operation and in a variety of flight altitudes and conditions,
in both day and night. The test demonstrated “out of the
window” flight, in which live video was displayed on the
head-up display (HUD), presenting flight and navigation data
overlaying the real world by using two and three dimensional
symbols, enhanced degraded visual landing applications
and head tracking capabilities. Airborne refueling was also
demonstrated as part of the flight tests.
The IAF pilots were impressed with the new capabilities, and
the feedback was positive. They emphasized the contribution
to flight safety of the new configuration and the enhanced
situational awareness gained in different phases of the flight.
They also noted the reduced workload and the improved
cockpit communication due to flight in “head out” orientation.
The modernization project, which began in 2012, extends
the operational life of the aircraft and significantly improves
its operational capability, particularly in precision flying, low-
level night flight and operations in adverse weather. The
modernization not only contributes to improved flight safety
but also reduces operating costs by introducing cutting-edge
digital systems to replace obsolete analog systems that have
First Flight Test for Upgraded C-130 Transport Aircraft Successfully
Completed
become unreliable and
costly to maintain after
four decades of intensive
service.
Elbit Systems’ airborne
platform upgrade programs
utilize systems, subsystems
and applications being
deployed on the most
advanced platforms, both
military and commercial,
in order to meet current
operational needs and
enable integration of future operational and technology
capabilities.
Background Information - Elbit Systems Military Transport
Aircraft Upgrades:
IAF C-130:
The first sorties of the upgraded C-130 were reported
in October 2015 by the official IAF magazine. During
those flights, Colonel Ariel Manor, the Head of the Aircraft
Engineering Department, said: “The IAF is basically receiving
a new aircraft”. The improved planes will possess significantly
upgraded operational capabilities, especially in the field of low
altitude flight and flying in dark nights.
In January 2014, Elbit Systems announced that it was awarded
a follow-on contract to supply the IAF with additional C-130H
capabilities which will allow the aircraft to meet the stringent
international CNS/ATM (Communications Navigation and
Surveillance/Air Traffic Management) standard and operate in
commercial airspace.
In December 2012, Elbit Systems announced that it was
awarded a contract by the Israel Ministry of Defense to
upgrade the IAF’s C-130H (Hercules) transport aircraft.
In recent years, Elbit Systems has performed several
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