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Product Development Cycle

Often called time to market, this is the period from when design/development work begins to the time that the final product is available for purchase.

Federal Announcements

DOE Releases Final Interpretive Guidance on the Definition of Foreign Entity of Concern

| Department of Energy (DOE), Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) | Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC) | Batteries, Electric Vehicle, Product Development Cycle, Supply Chain

The U.S. Department of Energy finalized its guidance interpreting the statutory definition of “foreign entity of concern” (FEOC) in Section 40207 of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The FEOC interpretive guidance is designed to limit the participation of FEOCs in domestic battery supply chains and bolster the growth of domestic and friend-shored battery materials processing and manufacturing.

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Department of Defense to Expand Manufacturing of Printed Circuit Board Assemblies for Hypersonic Weapons

| Department of Defense (DoD) | Product Development Cycle

The Department of Defense announced an award of $11.7 million via the Defense Production Act Investment Program to Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense (EBAD) that will provide additional printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) production capacity at their Simsbury, CT location. EBAD will increase existing capacity and manufacturing processes to reduce cost and accelerate PCBA production.

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DOD Awards $46.2 Million to Revitalize the U.S. Defense Industrial Base On-Shoring of Advanced Packaging and Assembly

| Department of Defense (DoD) | Defense Systems, Product Development Cycle, Semiconductors, Supply Chain

The Department of Defense awarded $46.2 million to GreenSource Fabrication LLC (GreenSource) via the Defense Production Act Investment Program. The award will enhance existing production capabilities at a manufacturing facility of state-of-the-art integrated circuits substrate, high-density interconnect and ultra-high-density interconnect, and advanced packaging.

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Related Reports

  • National Defense Industrial Strategy

    | Industrial Commons, Product Development Cycle, Supply Chain, Workforce

    A robust and resilient industrial base provides the enduring foundation for military advantage. While America continues to generate the world’s most capable weapons systems, it must have the capacity to produce those capabilities at speed and scale to maximize our advantage.

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