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Specifically, the committee wanted to ensure the Department of Defense has access to trusted microelectronics and can develop manufacturing processes for next-generation microprocessor chips. To do so, the bill raised the fiscal year 2019 research, development, testing and evaluation budget for microelectronic technology from $169 million in the president\u2019s fiscal year 2019 budget request to $616 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Already, concern about the domestic production of microelectronics is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2018\/04\/25\/trumps-defense-industrial-base-review-coming-mid-may\/\">expected to be part<\/a> of a large defense industrial base review now underway.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But what exactly are microelectronics, and why is their development worth so much to DoD? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Microelectronic chips are essentially integrated electric circuits that regulate energy consumption, and perform complex computations that enable capabilities like global positioning systems, radar and command and control. 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To put that into perspective, the average diameter of a human hair is 75,000 nm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most cutting-edge transistors used in microelectronics measure between 10 and 7 nm, and are expected to get smaller in coming years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smaller and smaller transistors will contribute to breakthroughs in \u201cmachine learning, data sorting for recognition of events, and countering electromagnetic threats,\u201d according to a Defense Advance Research Project Agency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darpa.mil\/about-us\/darpa-approach-to-trusted-microelectronics\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">backgrounder<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because Pentagon leaders believe this technology is vital for current and future capabilities, technology officials say it is important DoD can trust microelectronics are reliable and secure from adversary attacks and sabotage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For this reason, DARPA launched the five-year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darpa.mil\/news-events\/2017-09-13\">Electronics Resurgence Initiative<\/a> in September 2017 \u201cto nurture research in advanced new materials, circuit design tools, and system architectures.\u201d In FY18 the program was allocated $75 million. 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