The 2^nd annual Military and Aerospace Applications of Programmable Devices and Technologies Conference will address devices, technologies, usage, reliability, fault tolerance, radiation susceptibility, and applications of programmable devices and adaptive computing systems in military and aerospace systems. The program will consist of oral and poster technical presentations and industrial exhibits.  This majority of the conference is open to US and foreign participation and is unclassified.  There will be one classified session at the secret level, for U.S. citizens only.  For conference information, please see Programmable Technologies Web Site (http://rk.gsfc.nasa.gov).

Abstracts are being solicited in all aspects of the use of programmable elements, devices, and systems for military and aerospace applications. These include: PALs, FPGAs, PROMs, Programmable Substrates, FPIC, Programmable Analog Circuits, adaptive computing systems and related technologies.

Topics include (but are not limited to) the following:

• System on a Chip
• Advanced Devices, Technologies, and Software and Their Impact on Critical System Reliability
• Programmable Technologies and State-of-the-Art Devices and Programmable Elements
• Adaptive Computing Systems
• Evolvable Hardware
• Radiation Effects, Device Reliability and Element Characteristics
• Device Architecture, Performance, and Capabilities
• Applications and Novel Techniques for Military and Spaceflight Circuits.
• Use of COTS Devices in the Military and Spaceflight Environment
• Testing and Analysis Techniques
• Software Tools for Design/Analysis - HDLs, Synthesis, and Intellectual Property
• Advanced Packaging including Known-Good-Die, MCMs, and chip-scale packaging.

The conference is sponsored by:

• NASA/GSFC
• JHU/Applied Physics Laboratory
• NSA
• NASA Radiation Effects Program
• Military & Aerospace Programmable Logic Users Group
• American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For more information see http://rk.gsfc.nasa.gov or contact:

Richard Katz - Conference Chair
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
rich.katz@gsfc.nasa.gov
Tel: (301) 286-9705

Alan W. Hunsberger - Conference Co-Chair
NSA
awhunsb@afterlife.ncsc.mil
Tel: (301) 688-0245

Ann Darrin - Conference Co-Chair
Johns Hopkins University
Applied Physics Laboratory
ann.darrin@jhuapl.edu
Tel: (240) 228-4952

Abstracts should be approximately 2 pages long and are due June 11, 1999. Please send abstracts to maplug@pop700.gsfc.nasa.gov.   Please include first author information (name, affiliation, phone number, and email address) as well as whether an open or classified presentation is desired.   All abstracts should be unclassified when sent over email.  If you can not submit an unclassified abstract, please contact Al Hunsberger.