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MIT News wrote about the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition's (NEMC) support for advanced nanofabrication equipment at MIT.nano that will give researchers access to industry-compatible 200mm wafer fabrication to accelerate innovation across tough tech sectors, including next-generation batteries, microelectronics and renewable energy.

Boston University's College of Engineering featured the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition's (NEMC) $6 million grant to support a 5G/6G project led by Professor Rabia Yazicigil. The grant focuses on enhancing 5G and 6G technologies to improve wireless communications.

BOSTON - The Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) Hub, consisting of more than 150 member organizations primarily located in eight northeast states, has been mobilized in response to the federal government’s launch of the ‘Microelectronics Commons Call for Projects.’

BOSTON - The Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) Hub congratulates BAE Systems Inc., a founding member of the NEMC and a leader on the Hub’s Advisory Group, for Monday’s announcement by the U.S. Department of Commerce of a preliminary award of $35 million in federal CHIPS and Science Act funding to enhance microelectronics production at BAE’s cutting-edge facility in Nashua, NH. The funding will support a proposed project that could quadruple the production of chips necessary for critical defense programs, including the F-35 fighter jet program.

UMass Amherst spotlighted electrical engineer Qiangfei Xia, who received $7.9 million from the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) to develop memristor-based hardware with the potential to advance AI while reducing energy costs.

Nokia announced its partnership with the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) to advance U.S. semiconductor production and reduce reliance on foreign microelectronics for U.S. Defense Department (DoD) supply chains. Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MassTech) CEO Carolyn Kirk is quoted speaking to the importance of collaboration in establishing NEMC and supporting the DoD.

Public Spend Forum profiled each of the Microelectronics Commons hubs selected to receive funding as part of a $238 million investment from the CHIPS and Science Act, including the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC). The article lists NEMC's major participating members, which include top universities and defense companies. Also outlined are NEMC's four focus areas: research and development, facilities and networks, governance and workforce development.

The Next Platform covered the U.S. Department of Defense’s announcement of $238 million in Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act funding split across eight Microelectronics Commons hubs, including $19.7 million to the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC).

BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced that Massachusetts has been awarded $19.7 million in funding for fiscal year 2023 through the federal CHIPS and Science Act to establish the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition Hub (NEMC), a regional hub that will advance the microelectronics needs of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) while spurring new jobs, workforce training opportunities, and investment in the region’s advanced manufacturing and technology sectors.

The U.S. Department of Defense awarded $19.7 million to the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) as part of $238 million in CHIPS and Science Act funding to eight Microelectronics Commons hubs. These funds were aimed at accelerating domestic semiconductor fabrication.