Also as I previously posted re BAE foundry
Last year, we decided to transition to a “fabless” radiation-hardened electronics business model, closing the Semiconductor Technology Center foundry and outsourcing its wafer fabrication.
The market demand for the products that match the manufacturing capability of our in-house foundry just wasn’t there. By working with other commercial foundries to produce these products, we will be able to provide the higher-performing, more-power-efficient products that our customers are looking for.
http://www.baesystems.com/enhancedarticle/BAES_165977/a-tiny-boost;baeSessionId=oq7-qeKeyB8r83q8VFC2KXxfoEtyOnJMXPx91H9CzpRNe400AtF0!1136537573?_afrLoop=1223380458141000&_afrWindowMode=0&_afrWindowId=null#!%40%40%3F_afrWindowId%3Dnull%26_afrLoop%3D1223380458141000%26_afrWindowMode%3D0%26_adf.ctrl-state%3Duwnd737bf_4
