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CHIPS for America Announces New Proposed $285 Million Award for CHIPS Manufacturing USA Institute for Digital Twins, Headquartered in North Carolina

| Department of Commerce (DOC), Executive Office of the President, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) | Chips for America, Manufacturing USA | Electronics, Microelectronics, Research and Development (R&D), Semiconductors

The U.S. Department of Commerce and the Semiconductor Research Corporation Manufacturing Consortium Corporation (SRC) are entering negotiations for the Department to provide SRC $285 million to establish and operate a Manufacturing USA institute headquartered in Durham, North Carolina. The new institute, known as SMART USA (Semiconductor Manufacturing and Advanced Research with Twins USA) will focus on efforts to develop, validate, and use digital twins.

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NSF Awards $42.4M in New Grants to Support the Future of Semiconductors

| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Microelectronics, Research and Development (R&D), Semiconductors, Supply Chain, Technology

The U.S. National Science Foundation, in partnership with Ericsson, Intel Corporation, Micron Technology and Samsung, announced $42.4 million in grants for its Future of Semiconductors competition. The investment will fuel research and education across various semiconductor technologies, advancing U.S. leadership in semiconductor research and innovation and addressing challenges, including emerging computing tasks and applications, energy efficiency, performance, manufacturing and supply chains.

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Department of Defense & Department of Commerce Joint Statement: Announcement in Support of the Manufacture of Microelectronics and Advanced Semiconductors for National Security

| Department of Commerce (DOC), Department of Defense (DoD) | Electronics, Microelectronics, National Security, Semiconductors, Supply Chain

The Biden-Harris Administration has awarded Intel Corporation up to $3 billion in direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act for a capability known as the “Secure Enclave.” The funding will support the manufacturing of microelectronics and ensure access to a domestic supply chain of advanced semiconductors for national security. The award will be executed by the Department of Defense (DoD) per an agreement between the Department of Commerce and the DoD.

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DOD Improves Microelectronics Education and Workforce Training in Indiana

| Department of Defense (DoD) | Industrial Training and Assessment Centers (ITAC), Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC) | Clean Energy, Electronics, Microelectronics, Research and Development (R&D), Small and Medium-sized Manufacturers, Workforce

The Department of Defense announced a three-year, $9.5 million award to create and improve microelectronics-focused education training centers in Indiana with non-profit Regional Opportunity Initiatives, Inc. This award was made by the Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment program through the Cornerstone Other Transaction Agreement, which are overseen by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Resilience’s Manufacturing Capability Expansion and Investment Program.

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Department of Defense Awards $25.8 Million to Sustain the U.S. Domestic Strategic Radiation-Hardened Microelectronics Supply Chain

| Department of Defense (DoD) | Electronics, Microelectronics, Technology

The Department of Defense announced a $25.8 million award to Honeywell in Plymouth, Minnesota to produce or acquire trusted strategic radiation-hardened microelectronics. The funds will be used for strategic radiation-hardened microelectronics fabrication via a Defense Microelectronics Activity-accredited manufacturing process and support 90nm technology development in Honeywell's Minnesota microelectronics foundry.

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U.S. National Science Foundation and Department of Commerce Partner to Advance Semiconductor Workforce Development

| Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), National Science Foundation (NSF) | Chips for America | Microelectronics, Semiconductors, Workforce

The U.S. National Science Foundation and the CHIPS for America Research and Development Office within the National Institute of Standards and Technology, a bureau of the U.S. Department of Commerce, signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly invest in a new initiative to train the future semiconductor workforce at all levels for myriad job types across industry and the nation.

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Biden-Harris Administration to Invest Up to $1.6 Billion to Establish and Accelerate Domestic Capacity Advanced Packaging

| Department of Commerce (DOC), Executive Office of the President | Chips for America | Microelectronics, Research and Development (R&D), Semiconductors, Technology

The U.S. Department of Commerce issued a Notice of Intent to open a competition for new research and development activities that will establish and accelerate domestic capacity for semiconductor advanced packaging.

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U.S. Department of Commerce Announces Preliminary Terms with Rogue Valley Microdevices to Support the Construction of New Foundry

| Department of Commerce (DOC), Executive Office of the President | Chips for America | Microelectronics, Semiconductors, Supply Chain

The Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce and Rogue Valley Microdevices have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms to provide up to $6.7 million in proposed direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act.

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