10-F-0709_A_Final_Report_to_the_Department_of_Defense_February_21_1987.pdf

SEMATECH 1987--1997 A Final Report to the Department of Defense February 21, 1997 -- 1 of 13 -- Executive Summary In 1987 the Defense Science Board Task Force on Semiconductor Dependency stated in its report that, "U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing is rapidly eroding." The Board recognized that U.S. military forces depend heavily on technological superiority to win and that loss of technological leadership and consequent dependence on foreign sources of supply for state-of-the-art s...