DOD Names 8 Locations to Serve as New ‘Microelectronics Commons’ Hubs

Under the CHIPS and Science Act, the Defense Department today announced the award of nearly $240 million dollars to eight regional “innovation hubs” around the United States which will be a part of the Microelectronics Commons, and which will benefit both the department and the United States by spurring development of a domestic microelectronics manufacturing industry.

“The Microelectronics Commons is focused on bridging and accelerating the ‘lab-to-fab’ transition, that infamous valley of death between research and development and production,” said Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks during a briefing today at the Pentagon. “While America is a world leader in the innovative research and design of microelectronics, we’ve lagged in the ability to prototype, manufacture and produce them at scale. That’s what the CHIPS Act is meant to supercharge.”

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NORDTECH site: https://www.nordtechub.org/