Rapid prototyping of application-specific signal processors (RASSP) approach to meeting 4X

The goal of the DARPA/Tri-Service-sponsored Rapid Prototyping of Application-Specific Signal Processors (RASSP) program is to reduce the cost and time to develop and manufacture signal processors by at least a factor of four. Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Laboratories' (ATL) approach to reaching this goal is based on three thrusts: methodology; model-year architecture; and infrastructure (enterprise). The Advanced Technology Laboratories' RASSP team-composed of an alliance of companies-implemented the first baseline RASSP system, which advances today's state-of-the-art by a factor of >2X. Additional developments underway will provide further benefits and will demonstrate the 4X improvements in cost and time-to-market.