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Frequently Asked Questions
The following questions and answers apply to METIS. For questions about METIS, products, or technical matters, email metis [at] nist.gov (metis[at]nist[dot]gov).
Metrology Exchange to Innovate in Semiconductors (METIS) – named after the Greek goddess of innovative ideas, good counsel, skill, and craft – is a data exchange ecosystem developed by NIST that will give stakeholders access to research results from the CHIPS Metrology Program and serve to catalyze innovative breakthroughs in U.S. semiconductor manufacturing.
The METIS beta release contains an initial set of features and tools specific to three of the over 40 CHIPS Metrology projects. Once fully deployed, METIS will make available research and data from all CHIPS Metrology projects. The METIS team is monitoring user community feedback and issues to resolve in the fully launched platform.
As part of NIST requirements, METIS will be implemented only after cybersecurity controls and audits are executed, a process that will be required as part of any release of the system.
METIS is intended to provide benefits to a broad group of primary stakeholders, including microelectronics suppliers, manufacturers, product developers, and systems engineers in academia and industry who design, fabricate, and test semiconductors, associated components parts, and their supply chains.
The publication was open from December 2023 to February 2024 for public comments; A response to the comments NIST received can be found here, which help shape the vision for this data exchange.
The primary value of METIS is through providing stakeholders with access to CHIPS Metrology research results and serving to catalyze innovative breakthroughs in U.S. semiconductor manufacturing.
Potential use cases for METIS include:
- Data resulting from CHIPS Metrology funded projects
- Virtual Metrology
- Selective Metrology
- Protective Maintenance
General Research and Development Data
At the outset, the scope of METIS will include data solely from the CHIP Metrology program, and NIST is currently reviewing the data management platforms and development of product definitions, types, and characteristics to be documented and integrated into METIS.
METIS is a data exchange ecosystem and has no funding opportunities.