DOD Advances Microelectronics Commons to Build Domestic Semiconductor Industry, Workforce

Jan. 29 – Feb. 2 marked the second week of Microelectronics Commons (Commons) Hubs visits for representatives from the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering (OUSD(R&E)), Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC)-Crane Division, and National Security Technology Accelerator (NSTXL). Representatives traveled to Massachusetts and New York where they met with Hub leaders and members, as well as Governor Maura Healey and representatives from Congressional offices. These visits showed that funding from the bipartisan "Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act" is directly contributing to the Commons becoming a community that empowers Hub m...