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Flight Production, Long-term Supply & Obsolescence

Producing, screening and releasing flight lots with their data packs and certificates of conformance, holding die and wafer banks where agreed, controlling every change to the process, materials and test, and watching the supply chain for obsolescence over a supply life that can outlast the commercial life of the technology.

Where this stage sits

This stage with its neighbours. Each row is a discipline active here, shaded by how mature its work is by the end of each stage.

Stage

^A10 Qualification to Space Standards

^A11 Flight Production, Long-term Supply & ObsolescenceYou are here

^O12 End of Life & Archive

Product, assurance and supply milestones

FRFlight lot release ORSupply and obsolescence review LTBLast-time buy ESLast-time ship

Chip and radiation milestones

SFScreening and lot acceptance flow approved SQQualification start QLTR3Qualified

Product and customer program management^A

1.0

Product assurance and quality^A

1.0

Export control and trade compliance^A

1.0

Package and assembly^A

1.0^A

Qualification and screening^A

Freeze

Long-term supply and obsolescence^A

1.0

Key0.0Planned0.3Early draft0.5Draft0.8Feature complete1.0CompleteFreezeFrozenFaded block: still at the step shown before it, Held below Complete or Maintained under change control once complete or frozenFreeze or sign-off pointMilestone for one item; the rest of the work carries onMilestone gateTRTechnical readiness review (TR): a gate that checks the technology is ready before the next commitment.You are here: Flight Production, Long-term Supply & ObsolescenceAI impactDisruption (red)Augmentation (blue)Opportunity (green)How AI is changing the workWhat the steps mean What the codes mean

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Stages

Qualification to Space Standards^A
Flight Production, Long-term Supply & Obsolescence (this stage)^A
End of Life & Archive^O

Product, assurance and supply milestones

Chip and radiation milestones

Screening and lot acceptance flow approved (SF)
Qualification start (SQ)
Qualified (QL) (technical readiness review TR3)

Disciplines

Product and customer program management^A
- Qualification to Space Standards: maturity 1.0, Complete. Qualification passed, with the datasheet and the long-term supply commitment ready for flight release; held through supply and the last-time buy.
- Flight Production, Long-term Supply & Obsolescence: maturity 1.0, Complete. Qualification passed, with the datasheet and the long-term supply commitment ready for flight release; held through supply and the last-time buy.
- End of Life & Archive: maturity 1.0, Complete. Qualification passed, with the datasheet and the long-term supply commitment ready for flight release; held through supply and the last-time buy.^A
Product assurance and quality^A
- Qualification to Space Standards: maturity 1.0, Complete. Procurement specification and parts list final with the approved screening flow; qualification approval and flight lot release follow under them.
- Flight Production, Long-term Supply & Obsolescence: maturity 1.0, Complete. Procurement specification and parts list final with the approved screening flow; qualification approval and flight lot release follow under them.
Export control and trade compliance^A
- Qualification to Space Standards: maturity 1.0, Complete. Licences and authorisations in place for customers designing the part in; shipments then checked lot by lot and records kept to the end of supply.
- Flight Production, Long-term Supply & Obsolescence: maturity 1.0, Complete. Licences and authorisations in place for customers designing the part in; shipments then checked lot by lot and records kept to the end of supply.
- End of Life & Archive: maturity 1.0, Complete. Licences and authorisations in place for customers designing the part in; shipments then checked lot by lot and records kept to the end of supply.
Package and assembly^A
- Qualification to Space Standards: maturity 1.0, Complete. Package qualified on parts from the production line, with the materials declaration released.^A
Qualification and screening^A
- Qualification to Space Standards: maturity Freeze, Frozen. Screening and lot acceptance flow baselined for qualification and flight production: qualification runs on it, and a change needs product assurance and, where required, customer approval.; Screening flow baselined for qualification
- Flight Production, Long-term Supply & Obsolescence: maturity Freeze, Frozen. Screening and lot acceptance flow baselined for qualification and flight production: qualification runs on it, and a change needs product assurance and, where required, customer approval.
Long-term supply and obsolescence^A
- Qualification to Space Standards: maturity 1.0, Complete. Supply continuity assessment final at qualification, with the die and wafer bank plan set; obsolescence then watched until the end of supply.
- Flight Production, Long-term Supply & Obsolescence: maturity 1.0, Complete. Supply continuity assessment final at qualification, with the die and wafer bank plan set; obsolescence then watched until the end of supply.^O
- End of Life & Archive: maturity 1.0, Complete. Supply continuity assessment final at qualification, with the die and wafer bank plan set; obsolescence then watched until the end of supply.

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