NSTC sets four Chips Act research tasks
Author: EIS Release Date: Nov 24, 2022
The US National Semiconductor Technology Center, which is responsible for implementing the $11 billion R&D element of the US. Chips Act, has identified four high-priority tasks
1. Evaluating potential gaps in research and engineering that could be filled by the NSTC. As part of the whole-of-government effort, the NSTC will complement the many excellent centers already established by industry, academia, allies, and other governmental agencies. The Department will create a preliminary landscape analysis with the benefit of recommendations developed by the CHIPS Industrial Advisory Committee. Ultimately, the NSTC itself will finalize the focus areas, but this early work will inform further decisions
2. Evaluating and defining a structure and governance model that fulfills the CHIPS for America goals of promoting U.S. economic and national security and protecting taxpayer investments while ensuring technical excellence and leadership
3. Creating a preliminary operating, business, and financial model that will serve as a road map for near-term investment informed by an understanding of what will be required for long-term sustainability.
4. Identifying a slate of candidates for the NSTC chief executive.