The Standard Electronic Modules Program

The Navy's Standard Electronic Modules (SEM) program is the sole triservice coordinated module standardization program within the Department of Defense (DoD). The program is structured to provide system designers with a flexible set of electronic functions and packaging hardware for the design and production of military electronic equipment. SEM has demonstrated that a standardization program with appropriate quality assurance controls can provide a significant increase in equipment reliability. Following a brief overview citing some of the accomplishments of the program, the packaging technology aspects of the program are detailed. Packaging aspects addressed include mechanical definition, thermal definition, and recent evolutionary changes. A discussion of current SEM packaging development efforts follows. Finally, SEM-related avionics packaging development efforts are described.