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NIST in Your State

NIST in Minnesota

NIST ensures that the U.S. economy runs on fair transactions, that our infrastructure is built with quality construction materials, that our manufacturers can innovate and compete internationally, and that we have access to reliable products at home. We provide critical measurements and standards, including nearly 600 calibration services and more than 1,100 standard reference materials, that make Americans safer and healthier and help our companies innovate.

Below you will see a small snippet of what NIST is doing in Minnesota. More information about how NIST is supporting key sectors in Minnesota will be added to this page in the future.

CHIPS Funding

SkyWater Technology (Minnesota)

Proposed Award Amount
up to $16 million in proposed direct funding
CHIPS Organization
CHIPS Program Office
The proposed investment in SkyWater Technology Foundry would support the modernization of its existing facility in Bloomington, Minnesota.

Polar Semiconductor (Minnesota)

Award Amount
$123 million in direct funding
CHIPS Organization
CHIPS Program Office
The CHIPS for America award will provide the company with up to $123 million in total direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act to expand and modernize the company’s manufacturing facility in Bloomington, Minnesota, doubling its U.S. production capacity of sensor and power chips within two years.

MEP Success Stories

An Enjoyable ISO Journey

Reported Year
2024
SNX Precision is part of a two-company business operation along with SNX Technologies, both under the same ownership group. SNX Precision is the manufacturing side, selling its nVision Edgebanding System product exclusively to SNX Technologies, which manages sales and distribution of the product. As an independent but closely linked business, SNX

An Eye to the Future

Reported Year
2024
When Ultra Durable Technologies launched in 2008, they contracted out their product manufacturing, focusing instead on sales and distribution. In 2021, the Ultra Durable leadership purchased a building with the intention of bringing all manufacturing of their product in-house. As part of the transition to manufacturing, they sought support for

A Leadership Development Roadmap

Reported Year
2024
As part of their strategic business planning, Blow Molded Specialties identified that one of their key risks to growth and profitability is the availability of workers. In their area of the state, it is a challenge to hire for open positions and BMS leadership understands how important it is to have enough of the right people in the right positions

News & Updates

Learn how NIST improves the lives of all Americans by conducting research and fostering collaborations that make possible everything from reliable vaccine storage and fair fuel transactions to next-generation MRIs and fair stock trades. Check out NIST Works for You.

Research Projects

Layout of the Nanotechnology Xccelerator Reticle with 30 unique tiles occupying 41 different slots within the reticle.

The Nanotechnology Xccelerator

The Nanotechnology Xccelerator is a pilot program to develop a powerful new family of foundry platforms and test vehicles for academics to do scientific