The proposed CHIPS for America investment will modernize and expand a fabrication facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado, which would enable Microchip to significantly increase its U.S. production of microcontroller units and other specialty semiconductors built on mature-nodes critical to America’s automotive, commercial, industrial, defense, and aerospace industries.
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CHIPS Funding Sites
Microchip Technology, Inc. (Colorado) – Colorado Springs, CO
Proposed Award Amount: approximately $162 million in proposed incentives (split across Colorado Springs, CO and Gresham, OR projects)
CHIPS Organization
CHIPS Program Office
Tiptek LLC – West Chester, PA
Award Amount: $289,999
CHIPS Organization
CHIPS SBIR
Develop new high-speed nanoprobes to enhance the ability for semiconductor failure analysis to locate and analyze to detect "soft" electrical faults that occur on the most advanced semiconductors and are otherwise difficult to detect. This project will benefit researchers and semiconductor failure analysis engineers in the U.S. semiconductor industry.
Virtual EM, Inc – Ann Arbor, MI
Award Amount: $277,930
CHIPS Organization
CHIPS SBIR
Develop a Radio Frequency (RF) channel sounder system to accurately characterize the effects of the wireless environment. This project will benefit microelectronics companies and research institutions focused on communication technologies.
Direct Electron LP – Rancho Bernardo, CA
Award Amount: $289,292
CHIPS Organization
CHIPS SBIR
Develop a novel high-speed camera for high-resolution electron backscatter diffraction and transmission Kikuchi diffraction which will significantly expand the materials properties that can be probed with this technique. This project will benefit U.S. industry using materials characterization for current and next-generation microelectronics devices.
Photothermal Spectroscopy Corporation – Santa Barbara, CA
Award Amount: $283,489
CHIPS Organization
CHIPS SBIR
Develop a new instrument for high-speed thermal properties analysis and simultaneous chemical characterization with sub-micron spatial resolution. This project will improve thermal management and thermal property characterization for the U.S. semiconductor industry.
ReconRF – San Diego, CA
Award Amount: $286,787
CHIPS Organization
CHIPS SBIR
Develop next-generation large-signal and high-power transistor modeling techniques to create highly accurate models for Radio Frequency (RF)-Microwave circuit design simulators. This project will benefit researchers and U.S. manufacturers of advanced radar, communications, and satellite technologies.
Photon Spot, Inc. – Monrovia, CA
Award Amount: $283,393
CHIPS Organization
CHIPS SBIR
Develop an ultra-compact, ultra-low vibration cryogenic system to support time-resolved imaging applications. This project will benefit integrated circuit manufacturers and researchers conducting experiments on quantum technologies.
Tech-X Corporation – Boulder, CO
Award Amount: $289,992
CHIPS Organization
CHIPS SBIR
Develop a simulation tool for photonic integrated circuits that accounts for manufacturing variations and imperfections. This project will benefit the designers of photonic integrated circuits, who will have faster development times as well as U.S. semiconductor manufacturers and fabrication facilities.
American Federation of Teachers Educational Foundation (AFTEF) – Clay, NY
Proposed Funding by Natcast: $1,720,400
AFTEF will use anticipated funding to expand a partnership with Micron to implement an Advanced Technology Framework in high schools across New York, Michigan, and Minnesota. The program aims to equip students with the skills needed for careers in the microchip industry, fostering talent and bridging the gap between education and industry demands.
Idaho Technology Council (ITC) – Boise, ID
Proposed Funding by Natcast: $1,236,720
ITC will use anticipated funding to launch the Enhanced Access to the Semiconductor Industry in Idaho (EASII) program. The initiative will provide support services to 430 participants in semiconductor workforce training programs in order to increase program completion rates and facilitate smoother transitions into semiconductor jobs.
Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) – Tempe, AZ
Proposed Funding by Natcast: $1,785,785
MCCCD will use anticipated funding to expand its semiconductor technician training offerings and launch the Maricopa Accelerated Semiconductor Training (MAST) program, building on the success of the Quick Start program.
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) – Rochester, NY
Proposed Funding by Natcast: $1,479,947
RIT will use anticipated funding to implement the Broadening Research and Inter-Disciplinary Graduate Education (BRIDGE) for Microelectronics program, with the goal to train 555 students at the bachelor’s and master’s degree levels, and through a new online certificate program, across microelectronics-related educational tracks.
Texas A&M University – College Station, TX
Proposed Funding by Natcast: $1,280,698
Texas A&M will use anticipated funding to empower its WAVE-CHIP project. The project will equip more than 7,500 individuals in the semiconductor workforce with critical hardware verification skills, directly addressing the industry’s pressing need for qualified engineers.
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) – Los Angeles, CA
Proposed Funding by Natcast: $1,994,234
The UCLA Samueli School of Engineering will use anticipated funding to establish the Center for Education of Microchip Designers (CEMiD), which will provide comprehensive training in analog and digital chip design to engineering students and practicing engineers.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) – Champaign, IL
Proposed Funding by Natcast: $2,000,000
Led by The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the Illinois Semiconductor Workforce Network (ISWN) will use anticipated funding to address the critical shortage of skilled professionals in the U.S. semiconductor industry.