Semiconductor manufacturer MACOM Technology Solutions has partnered with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to transfer the lab’s gallium nitride on silicon carbide process to the company’s Massachusetts-based foundry for semiconductor production.
Read More »Qorvo Books $75M NSWC Crane OTA for RF Semiconductor Production Hub
Qorvo has received a potential $75M other transaction agreement from Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division to build a center for radio frequency semiconductor production and prototyping for the U.S. government.
Read More »Crowley Offers Expanded Gov’t Logistics Service for Microelectronics
Crowley Solutions has expanded its government logistics support portfolio to include end-to-end delivery services for semiconductor technologies used in next-generation systems and hardware.
Read More »DARPA-Arm Partnership to Offer Researchers Computing Tech Intellectual Property Access
U.K.-based semiconductor intellectual property vendor Arm has agreed to help the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency establish a framework for researchers to utilize the company's IT, technology and support services in microelectronics innovation projects.
Read More »DARPA to Hold 2020 Electronics Resurgence Initiative Summit in August
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has set a schedule for this year’s Electronics Resurgence Initiative Summit along with a new event focused on promoting microsystems research and development.
Read More »5N Plus, SolAero Receive DoD Contracts to Sustain Semiconductor, Satellite Tech Manufacturing Processes
The Department of Defense has awarded 5N Plus' semiconductors business and satellite solar power company SolAero Technologies separate contracts worth $18.45M combined to help both manufacturers sustain production operations amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More »Air Force Taps iCAMR for Blockchain-Based Semiconductor Manufacturing R&D Effort
The International Consortium for Advanced Manufacturing Research has received a $7.6M contract from the U.S. Air Force to facilitate research and development activities on using blockchain concepts for manufacturing semiconductors.
Read More »DARPA’s Electronics Resurgence Initiative Enters Second Phase; Bill Chappell Quoted
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has launched the second phase of a potential five-year, $1.5B program that aims to advance microelectronics innovation through new microsystem designs, materials and architectures. DARPA said Thursday the Electronics Resurgence Initiative’s Phase II seeks to address the need to support domestic production options to advance …
Read More »DARPA to Hold Proposers Day on RF Transistor, Semiconductor Material Devt Program
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will host a Proposers Day on March 29 in Arlington, Virginia, to discuss a program that seeks to develop new radiofrequency and millimeter-wave transistors and semiconductor materials designed to meet electromagnetic spectrum-related requirements. Dan Green, a program manager at DARPA’s microsystems technology office, said in a …
Read More »Raytheon Awarded Additional Gallium Nitride Production Process Development Funds
Raytheon has secured a $14.9 million contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory and Office of the Secretary of Defense to further develop the production process of gallium nitride-based semiconductors. The company said Wednesday it will work to update the performance, supply and the dependability of wideband, monolithic, microwave-integrated circuits and circulator …
Read More »DARPA Seeks Research Proposals for Miniaturized Magnetic Component Devt Program
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has issued a solicitation to gather research proposals for a potential five-year, $26 million program that aims to build miniaturized magnetic components for integration with electromagnetic systems used by the Defense Department. DARPA’s Magnetic Miniaturized and Monolithically Integrated Components program will focus on three technical areas, according to a broad agency …
Read More »Cobham Receives Multiple Orders for Custom Application Specific Integrated Circuits
Cobham‘s semiconductor business will deliver customized Application Specific Integrated Circuits for airport security screening under a number of orders worth roughly $1.6 million. ASICs are designed to facilitate a high level of detection to support security screening at airports and other facilities through client-specific, mixed-signal ASICs, Cobham said Wednesday. Jeff Hassannia, Cobham advanced electronic solutions business development and technology senior vice …
Read More »Richardson Electronics, Global Power Technologies Group to Promote Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Tech
Richardson Electronics and Global Power Technologies Group have signed a franchise agreement in an effort to utilize silicon carbide semiconductor technology to address the market demand for power electronics and green energy. The agreement aligns with GPTG’s goal to identify SiC technology opportunities in the commercial power market, Richardson Electronics said …
Read More »Lockheed, DARPA Experiment With New Microchip Cooling System; John Ditri Comments
Lockheed Martin has developed technology for the thermal management of high-powered microchips as part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency‘s Inter/Intra Chip Enhanced Cooling Applications initiative. The company said Tuesday its microfluidic cooling system aims to increase the performance of monolithic microwave integrated circuit-based power amplifiers and embedded systems. A team of DARPA and Lockheed …
Read More »IBM Eyes New Technique to Make Carbon Nanotube-Based Chips; Dario Gil Comments
Scientists at IBM Research have developed a new process that could help advance the adoption of carbon nanotubes as a semiconductor material used to produce computer chips and other devices. IBM said Thursday the new process works to scale down transistor contacts to less than 10 nanometers without affecting the performance of carbon …
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