ELECTRONICS AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY (81):  Maintains, develops, and disseminates the national physical standards for electricity; provides a focus for research, development, and applications in the field of electrical, electronic, quantum electronic, and electromagnetic materials and engineering; maintains and develops competences in measurements and analytic methods, in fabrication processes, in performance evaluation, and in practical applications appropriate to a wide range of materials, devices, instruments, and systems; identifies market and technological barriers to the effective application of electrical, electronic, quantum electronic, and electromagnetic technologies for the achievement of national goals; conducts responsive basic research to yield the requisite fundamental physical constants, practical data, measurement methods, theory, standards, technology, and technical services; and provides national reference standards and engineering measurement traceability and delivers the results for the benefit of the government, industry, the scientific community, and the consumer, either directly or through effective intermediaries.

ELECTRONICS AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY OFFICE (810):  Responsible for planning, directing, and implementing the scientific, technical, and administrative programs of the Laboratory through scientific, administrative, and support personnel.

--OFFICE OF MICROELECTRONICS PROGRAMS (810.01):  Is responsible for the matrix management, including coordination and oversight, of NIST technical activities in support of the semiconductor device, materials, and manufacturing equipment industries; assists NIST management at all levels and the technical staff in planning, executing, and delivering the results of technical work; establishes and maintains working relations with companies, industry associations, standards organizations, consortia, and government agencies; develops new activities and programs appropriate to the NIST mission in Microelectronics-related fields; monitors technical accomplishments and expenditures on Microelectronics programs; fosters determination of required responses to industrial needs in metrology for Microelectronics and of the impact of agency output; serves as an information resource on Microelectronics activities both within and outside NIST; represents NIST to specific external organizations as assigned by the Director of NIST; and is the initial point of contact for inquiries from the public on Microelectronics topics.

--OFFICE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS (810.02):  Helps the criminal justice and public safety agencies ensure that the equipment they purchase and the technologies they use are safe, dependable, and effective; fulfills its mission by applying science and technology to the needs of the criminal justice and public safety communities, including law enforcement, corrections, and forensic science as well as emergency first responders and the fire service and provides these communities with measurement methods, standards, guides, reports, and technical assistance; acts as the Program Manager for these projects within OLES, NIST, and other organizations; and serves as the initial point of contact at NIST for the criminal justice and public safety communities, and represents their interests to external organizations as appropriate.

SEMICONDUCTOR ELECTRONICS DIVISION (812):  Develops and evaluates measurement science and technology, test structures, standards, standard reference materials, data, fundamental understanding, test methods, analysis methods, and validation procedures for electronic and associated devices, materials, and integrated circuits, and supports development of product data exchange standards and specifications to remove market barriers and enhance the productivity of the semiconductor and related electronics industries; emphasizes research related to semiconductor electronic devices, materials, and integrated circuits, and enabling technologies such as bioelectronics, micro-electro-mechanical-systems, and power electronics; facilitates the design, manufacture, documentation, procurement, and application of electronics systems by supporting development of product data exchange standards and specifications; and collaborates with the semiconductor and related electronics industries, universities, standards groups, and other government agencies to conduct research and achieve technology transfer.

--ENABLING DEVICES AND ICs GROUP (812.05):  Develops and evaluates measurement science and technology, test structures, standards, standard reference materials, data, fundamental understanding, test methods, analysis methods, and validation procedures for enabling devices and integrated circuit technologies, their constituent materials, and their manufacture to remove market barriers and enhance the productivity of the semiconductor and related electronics industries; designs and fabricates specialized MEMS structures, platforms and measurement procedures for various purposes, including extraction of device and materials parameters for modeling and analysis purposes, manipulation and measurement of the properties of a small number of biological and other molecules, and the interfacing of biological and electronic functions; develops electrical and thermal metrology for power electronic devices and circuits; supports the development of measurement and standards for the integration of mixed technologies onto a chip (systems-on-a-chip); develops test structures and methods for the manufacture of integrated circuits including interconnects, packaging, and lithography; and collaborates with the semiconductor and related electronics industries, universities, standards groups, and other government agencies to conduct research and achieve technology transfer.

--CMOS AND NOVEL DEVICES GROUP (812.06):  Develops and evaluates measurement science and technology, test structures, standards, standard reference materials, data, fundamental understanding, test methods, analysis methods, and validation procedures for core logic and memory devices, their constituent materials, and their manufacture to remove market barriers and enhance the productivity of the semiconductor and related electronics industries; emphasizes metal-oxide-semiconductor devices as well as future replacement devices such as molecular electronic and quantum electronic devices; emphasizes starting materials (e.g. bulk silicon, silicon-germanium, silicon-on-insulator), thin films (e.g. gate dielectrics, gate electrodes, isolation, contacts), dopants, and materials for future devices (e.g molecular layers, quantum dots, quantum wires); and collaborates with the semiconductor and related electronics industries, universities, standards groups, and other government agencies to conduct research and achieve technology transfer.

--ELECTRONIC INFORMATION GROUP (812.07):  Facilitates the design, manufacture, procurement, and application of electronic assemblies for the electronic interconnection (Printed Circuit Assembly) and semiconductor industries; actively contributes to the technical development of neutral product data exchange specifications and component information infrastructure for the electronics industry and provides an impartial forum to resolve conflicts among competing and conflicting standardization efforts within the industry; works with industry, academia, and other government laboratories to develop programs to promote the transfer of technical information and computer models between the manufacturers of electronic parts and those who require parts for the design, manufacture, and repair of electronic systems; works on technical research and prototype development as well as new specification development; and provides a testbed to test and validate various Electronic Commerce Component Information (ECCI) related standards and specifications for the supported industries as those being developed by industry consortia.

OPTOELECTRONICS DIVISION (815):  Provides the optoelectronics industry and its suppliers and customers with comprehensive and technically advanced measurement capabilities, standards, and traceability to those standards; develops and evaluates measurement techniques; develops and disseminates reference data; develops standard reference materials and components; provides measurement services; participates in industry-wide efforts toward measurement standardization; performs activities which support the characterization of materials, equipment, and processes as required for design and manufacturing, the equitable exchange of products in the marketplace, and the efficient, reliable, and economical application of such products; conducts basic research and develops new theoretical concepts, models, advanced devices, components, and associated technologies; and provides technical support to other government, industry, and academic organizations.

--SOURCES, DETECTORS, AND DISPLAYS GROUP (815.01): Provides, for manufacturers and users of optoelectronic sources and detectors, technically advanced measurement capabilities, standards, and traceability to those standards which includes lasers, light-emitting diodes, other sources used in optoelectronic systems, all types of optoelectronic detectors, and associated optical components; and develops the measurement technology needed by domestic industry and the U.S. government to advance video measurements in support of image and video products, including the processing of digital information.

--OPTICAL FIBER AND COMPONENTS GROUP (815.03):  Provides technically advanced measurement capabilities, standards, and traceability for manufacturers and users of optical fiber and active and passive components used in optoelectronic systems, including components based on discrete, fiber, and planar-guided-wave technologies.

--OPTOELECTRONIC MANUFACTURING GROUP (815.04):  Develops and provides measurement technology, reference data, and test structures to enable the efficient manufacture of optoelectronic components; and invents and develops advanced optoelectronic devices in support of other NIST programs and other government and industrial organizations.

QUANTUM ELECTRICAL METROLOGY DIVISION (817):  Provides the fundamental basis for all electrical measurements in the United States; develops and disseminates new electrical and other metrologies based on quantum phenomena and nanotechnology; supports U.S. industry by providing electrical measurements and standards infrastructure; realizes the electrical units in terms of the International System (SI) and determines fundamental constants related to electrical units; and provides calibration services and develops and improves the measurement methods and services needed to support electrical materials including superconductors, components, instruments, and systems used for conducted electrical power, industrial electronics, consumer electronics, telecommunications, computers, medical equipment, and automatic test systems.

--FUNDAMENTAL ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENTS GROUP (817.01):  Designs and performs experiments to realize the electrical units in terms of the International System of units (SI); maintains the primary electrical standards, those defined in terms of the fundamental constants and SI units, for the United States; compares national measures of the electrical units to international standards; conducts basic research to improve the physical measurement of the electrical units and on new physical phenomena applicable to improved electrical measurements; determines the fundamental physical constants related to the electrical units; and provides calibration and other measurement services for resistance, dc voltage, and ac-dc difference.

--APPLIED ELECTRICAL METROLOGY GROUP (817.02):  Designs and performs experiments to realize and disseminate the electrical units of impedance in terms of the International System of units (SI); conducts research, development, application, and evaluation of measurement methods and standards for modeling, testing, and calibrating electrical and electronic standards, devices, instrumentation, and systems; provides calibration and special test services for impedance, ac voltage and ac current ratio, power/energy, and pulse waveforms; conducts measurement comparisons with other national laboratories; and collaborates with U.S. industry in voluntary standards committees and metrology-related conferences to promote improved standards and measurement technology.

--QUANTUM DEVICES GROUP (817.03):  Enhances the Nation’s competitiveness by creating, developing, and promulgating state-of-the-art measurement capabilities and standards based on quantum phenomena and low noise available at cryogenic temperatures and on the fabrication of specialized integrated circuits, including nanometer-sized devices; uses unique technical capabilities to assist other NIST organizational units with exceptionally difficult measurements, particularly those involving electrical standards; determines data, theory, models, and materials necessary to effectively apply results; and assists industrial, government, and scientific organizations to adapt developed techniques, especially for the measurement of electromagnetic signals, to their needs.

ELECTROMAGNETICS DIVISION (818):  Enhances national competitiveness by providing metrology resources to facilitate development and commercialization of a broad range of radio-frequency electronic and electromagnetic technologies, and magnetic technologies; develops theory, techniques, systems, and standards for measurement of electromagnetic and other essential properties of components, materials, environments and systems throughout the radio spectrum; develops advanced measurement methods and standards to support industrial, commercial, and governmental applications of magnetic science and technology; provides for national and international measurement harmony and formal traceability via calibration services, reference standards, and measurement comparisons; and disseminates research results via archival publications, conference presentations, workshops, courses, and external interactions; addresses fundamental measurement problems of interest to a broad industrial cross-section and of sufficient difficulty that resources are generally not available elsewhere to solve them; and leverages internal resources with resources from other government agencies, industry, and academia, and endeavors to meet the most critical industry/government needs.  General program areas include: fundamental microwave quantities, high-speed microelectronics, electromagnetic compatibility, electromagnetic field characterization, antenna metrology, electromagnetic properties of materials, radio/wireless systems, magnetic recording measurements, magnetodynamics, nanoprobe imaging, and magnetic thin films, nanostructures, and devices.

--RADIO-FREQUENCY ELECTRONICS GROUP (818.01):  Conducts theoretical and experimental research to develop measurement standards and techniques, traceability resources, and special measurement "tools" necessary for advancement of both conventional and microcircuit guided-wave technologies; for characterization of active and passive devices, networks, and systems; and for measurement of power, noise, impedance, material properties, and other basic quantities.

--RADIO-FREQUENCY FIELDS GROUP (818.02):  Conducts theoretical and experimental research necessary for the accurate measurement of free-space electromagnetic field quantities; for characterization of antennas, probes, and antenna systems; for development of effective methods for electromagnetic compatibility assessment; for measurement of radar cross section and radiated noise; and for electromagnetic imaging, for bioeffects studies, and for measurement traceability for essential parameters.

--MAGNETICS GROUP (818.03):  Develops and disseminates measurement techniques and standards in support of the magnetic data storage and magneto-electronic industries; conducts research in the following areas:  high-density and high-speed magnetic recording; magnetoresistive sensors and memory elements; magneto-optic and inductive magnetometry; scanned-probe microscopy using micro-electromechanical systems; magnetic calibration and superconductor standards; biological applications of magnetic fields; and representations of fundamental magnetic quantities; applies advanced magnetic detection to forensic problems in recording technology which is a unique capability; carries out appropriate studies in the basic physics of magnetism in support of the programs; develops and disseminates measurement techniques and standards in support of the superconductor industry; conducts research in the areas of superconducting critical parameters, electromechanical properties of practical conductors, and best measurement practices; and maintains a leadership role in international standards development activities.