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DoD Awards New CHIPS Funds To Microelectronics Commons Hubs

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, November 8th, 2024

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DoD Awards New CHIPS Funds To Microelectronics Commons Hubs

Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks addresses the 2024 Microelectronics Commons annual meeting and National Semiconductor Technology Center Symposium in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 29 (DoD Photo)

The Defense Department last Friday said it has awarded $148 million that will go to its eight regional hubs under a program designed to bolster domestic microelectronics innovation and production. The funds are part of the Biden administration’s CHIPS and Science Act that is seeding efforts across the country to reshore and strengthen a domestic semiconductor industry that is less reliant on global supply chains. DoD said the eight Microelectronics Commons Hubs will use the new funds for infrastructure, operations…

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