The Generalized Emulation of Microcircuits program was created in 1987 to provide a sustainable solution to mitigate the growing military-grade microcircuit obsolescence problem. Partnering with Sarnoff (now SRI International), for the first decade, GEM was a research and development type project, and it started out by producing parts mostly for the F-15. A sister program, Advanced Microcircuit Emulation, was established soon after GEM became a stand-alone production program in 1997 to provide a continuous technological innovation capability. GEM/AME still supports the F-15 today by supplying microcircuits for the F-15's flight control computer and other systems.