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United Semiconductors Books NASA Contract for In-Space Manufacturing Efforts

United Semiconductors, a New York-based small business that earlier received research sponsorship from the Air Force Research Laboratory, was awarded a spot on a three-year, $21 million contract from NASA for in-space manufacturing efforts. AFRL said Thursday United Semiconductors was tasked to create advanced materials or technologies under microgravity conditions to expand semiconductor crystal size […] More

by Christine Thropp May 31, 2022, 11:57 am
in News, Technology

Intel, Micron, Analog Devices to Help Accelerate Semiconductor R&D Through Mitre Engenuity-led Alliance

Intel, Analog Devices and Micron have joined a Mitre Engenuity-led alliance to help further build up the U.S. semiconductor industry by accelerating microelectronics research, development and prototyping. The Semiconductor Alliance seeks to engage with companies and academic institutions to advance a whole-of-nation approach to innovation, ensure supply chain resilience and safeguard intellectual property amid global […] More

by Jane Edwards April 8, 2022, 11:53 am
in Industry News, News

Intel Targets European Chip R&D, Manufacturing Expansion Through Potential $88B Investment Program

Intel plans to spend as much as $88 billion on chip research, development, production and packaging operations in the European Union over the next decade as part of efforts to help industry rebalance and increase resilience in the global semiconductor supply chain. The investment program’s initial phase, valued at more than $18 billion, will focus […] More

by Nichols Martin March 17, 2022, 12:07 pm
in Artificial Intelligence, News, Technology

Report: AI Chip Startups Attracted $9.9B in 2021 Venture Capital Funding

Startups that produce chips for deep learning, natural language processing, machine learning and other artificial intelligence applications are securing funding from investors as they navigate supply chain challenges, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. According to PitchBook Data, such early-stage companies attracted approximately $9.9 billion in venture capital funding across 170 deals in 2021, tripling […] More

by Jane Edwards March 17, 2022, 12:03 pm
in Industry News, News, Wash100

Intel Federal President, GM Jim Brinker Awarded 2022 Wash100 Recognition for Backing Semiconductor Efforts, Promoting Industry & Government Partnerships

Executive Mosaic is pleased to announce Jim Brinker, president and general manager of Intel’s federal business arm, as an inductee into the 2022 edition of the Wash100 Award for supporting the company’s semiconductor-focused efforts and promoting collaborations with industry partners and government agencies. This marks the third consecutive Wash100 Award for Brinker. Visit Wash100.com to cast your votes […] More

by Christine Thropp March 8, 2022, 5:16 am
in News, Technology

Commerce Seeks Info on Programs to Further Build Up Chip Industry; Gina Raimondo Quoted

The Department of Commerce is soliciting information to inform the planning and development of potential programs meant to strengthen the U.S. semiconductor industry. The agency wants feedback on a potential financial assistance program that would offer funding to private companies or public-private consortia via a competitive process as part of efforts to incentivize the expansion, […] More

by Jane Edwards January 25, 2022, 11:58 am
in Industry News, News

Intel Unveils $20B Investment to Build Ohio-Based Chip Factories

Intel plans to invest over $20 billion in building a pair of new chip production factories in Licking County, Ohio, as the company seeks to meet a growing demand for semiconductors. The company said Friday it expects the investment, which aligns with its IDM 2.0 strategy, to create 7,000 construction jobs and 3,000 Intel jobs, […] More

by Nichols Martin January 24, 2022, 12:01 pm
in Government Technology, News

Tom Keane: Microsoft to Work on 2nd Phase of DOD-Backed Secure Microelectronics Project

Tom Keane, corporate vice president for Azure global at Microsoft, said the company will work with several industry partners under the second phase of a Department of Defense-sponsored program that seeks to advance the development of secure microelectronics and semiconductors for defense and national security applications using commercial innovations. Keane wrote in a blog post […] More

by Jane Edwards November 18, 2021, 12:04 pm
in Government Technology, News

Intel’s Bruce Andrews: US Government Incentives Needed to Back Domestic Chip Manufacturing

Bruce Andrews, a corporate vice president and chief government affairs officer at Intel, said the U.S. government should consider offering strategic incentives to support and promote domestic chip manufacturing. Andrews wrote in an opinion piece published Friday that the need for government incentives has been highlighted by a new Semiconductor Industry Association report, which found […] More

by Jane Edwards October 4, 2021, 11:53 am
in Industry News, News

Intel Starts $20B Construction of 2 Semiconductor Factories in Arizona; Pat Gelsinger Quoted

Intel has broken ground on its two new $20 billion chip factories at its Ocotillo campus in Arizona as part of an effort to meet the growing demand for semiconductors. The factories will be called Fab 52 and Fab 62 and will produce various advanced process technologies, such as the upcoming Intel 20A architecture, once […] More

by Angeline Leishman September 27, 2021, 11:55 am
in Government Technology, Industry News, News

Northrop CEO Kathy Warden: US Should Increase Investments in Advanced Computing

Kathy Warden, chairman, president and CEO of Northrop Grumman and a 2021 Wash100 Award winner, said the U.S. needs to increase its investments in advanced computing, including artificial intelligence and applications used to analyze large data volumes, in order to compete with China, C4ISRNET reported Wednesday. “If there were an area I would point to […] More

by Jane Edwards June 24, 2021, 4:02 am
in Government Technology, Industry News, News

CAES-SkyWater Partnership Seeks to Further Rad-Hard Microelectronics Development; Mike Kahn Quoted

CAES and semiconductor foundry services provider SkyWater have partnered with the goal to transform the design and manufacturing process for radiation-hardened microelectronic components for defense applications. The two companies aim to expand SkyWater’s onshore supply chain network for integrated circuits and encourage industry partnerships in support of national security missions, according to a joint statement […] More

by Angeline Leishman June 15, 2021, 11:57 am

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