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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.

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

First Flight Test for Upgraded C-130 Transport Aircraft Successfully Completed

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

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

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

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