Notice2024-02025
CHIPS Manufacturing USA Institute
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Published
February 1, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Institute of Standards and Technology
Abstract
The CHIPS Research and Development Office (CHIPS R&D) intends to announce an open competition for a new Manufacturing USA Institute. The expected competition will seek to establish one (1) Manufacturing USA Institute focused on the topic of digital twins for semiconductor manufacturing, packaging, and assembly and the validation of such digital twins in a physical prototyping facility. This NOI is provided to allow potential applicants sufficient time to develop meaningful collaborations among industry, academic, Federal laboratory, and state/local government partners.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 22 (Thursday, February 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6506-6508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02025]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
CHIPS Manufacturing USA Institute
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI).
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SUMMARY: The CHIPS Research and Development Office (CHIPS R&D) intends
to announce an open competition for a new Manufacturing
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USA Institute. The expected competition will seek to establish one (1)
Manufacturing USA Institute focused on the topic of digital twins for
semiconductor manufacturing, packaging, and assembly and the validation
of such digital twins in a physical prototyping facility. This NOI is
provided to allow potential applicants sufficient time to develop
meaningful collaborations among industry, academic, Federal laboratory,
and state/local government partners.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: All inquiries may be directed to
Mahesh Mani (301-975-2000) via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#82f0e7f1e7e3f0e1eac2e1eaebf2f1ace5edf4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b3c1d6c0d6d2c1d0dbf3d0dbdac3c09dd4dcc5">[email protected]</span></a>, with a
subject line stating: `MFG USA CHIPS Institute Competition.' All
answers, which will be provided at the sole discretion of CHIPS R&D,
will be posted on the NIST competition website at <a href="https://www.nist.gov/chips/chips-RD-funding-opportunities">https://www.nist.gov/chips/chips-RD-funding-opportunities</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose. The CHIPS Research and Development Office (CHIPS R&D)
intends to announce an open competition for a new Manufacturing USA
Institute, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 4656(f). The expected competition will
seek to establish one (1) Manufacturing USA Institute focused on the
topic of digital twins for semiconductor manufacturing, packaging, and
assembly and the validation of such digital twins in a physical
prototyping facility. This CHIPS Manufacturing USA Institute will be
established and operate in accordance with 15 U.S.C. 278s, as amended.
For general planning purposes, the minimum expected NIST commitment
will be approximately $200 million over a 5-year period. CHIPS R&D
expects to leverage private sector and other non-Federal investments on
a substantially greater than 1:1 basis.
This NOI is provided to allow potential applicants sufficient time
to develop meaningful collaborations among industry, academic, Federal
laboratory, and state/local government partners. Details in this NOI
should also inform discussions at a planned February 2024 CHIPS
Manufacturing USA Institute Industry Day where the government will
solicit feedback on the NIST plans and timelines for the Institute.
CHIPS R&D expects to announce the competition via a Notice of Funding
Opportunity (NOFO) on <a href="http://Grants.gov">Grants.gov</a> at <a href="https://www.grants.gov">https://www.grants.gov</a> in the
second quarter of calendar year 2024. CHIPS R&D reserves the right to
refine program structure, cost, co-investment requirements, and other
program details in the eventual NOFO. In the event of inconsistencies
between the NOI and the NOFO, the NOFO shall take precedence.
Background
Program Background: The CHIPS and Science Act appropriated
approximately $50 billion to the Department of Commerce--$39 billion in
incentives to onshore semiconductor manufacturing and $11 billion to
advance U.S. leadership in semiconductor R&D. Congress authorized NIST
to establish not more than three Manufacturing USA Institutes focused
on semiconductor manufacturing. Manufacturing USA Institutes are
public-private partnerships that bring together industry of all sizes,
universities and community colleges, federal agencies, and state
organizations to accelerate innovation by investing in industrially
relevant technologies that advance specific technology sectors.
Institutes may address the full spectrum of advanced manufacturing
challenges, such as innovation for manufacturing processes, novel
materials, cross cutting enabling technology, supply chain integration
methodology and education and workforce development.
After receiving extensive public input, CHIPS R&D determined that a
single institute with both regionally-focused programs and meaningful
cross-region participation will best meet the CHIPS R&D program goals
of strengthening U.S. technology leadership, accelerating ideas to
market, and realizing a robust semiconductor workforce. Despite
substantial existing investment in proprietary digital twin technology,
the United States lacks a comprehensive environment for collaborative
development and validation of semiconductor industry digital twins. In
establishing a single institute with national reach, CHIPS R&D seeks to
enable the seamless integration of digital twin models into U.S.
semiconductor manufacturing, advanced packaging, and assembly, enabling
rapid adoption of innovations and enhancing domestic competitiveness
for decades. The CHIPS Manufacturing USA Institute will foster a
collaborative environment to significantly expand innovation, bring
tangible benefits to manufacturers of all sizes, strengthen diverse
research institutions, and ensure a national reach in workforce
development.
CHIPS Manufacturing USA Institute Objectives: CHIPS R&D expects
that the NOFO soliciting proposals will seek to achieve the following
objectives:
1. Significantly reduce U.S. chip development and manufacturing
costs, such as by improving capacity planning, optimizing production,
and enabling real-time process adjustments.
2. Improve development cycle time and accelerate adoption of
innovative semiconductor manufacturing technologies, including
breakthrough tools, manufacturing equipment, materials, and
manufacturing processes validated at the shared facility.
3. Advance digital twin-enabled curricula and best practices for
training the semiconductor workforce nationwide.
4. Create a digital twin marketplace for industry, including
entrepreneurs, to access digital models and manufacturing process flows
and to de-risk digital twin development and implementation.
CHIPS R&D expects to solicit proposals demonstrating strong
industry leadership capable of catalyzing collaboration in software
development relevant to digital twins (including but not limited to
electronic design automation tools), semiconductor manufacturing,
advanced packaging, and assembly. Expected activities include
establishing a shared physical facility where companies can experiment
while protecting proprietary information; enabling industry-relevant
research projects; leveraging a shared marketplace that enables data
aggregation across companies, while protecting proprietary data, to
make powerful digital twins available at low cost; and operating an
education and workforce development program, which may include
partnerships with educational institutions.
Competition Information: Once the open competition has been
announced, further information may be found at <a href="https://www.nist.gov/chips/chips-RD-funding-opportunities">https://www.nist.gov/chips/chips-RD-funding-opportunities</a>.
System for Award Management: In anticipation of the NOFO, CHIPS R&D
encourages potential applicants to complete the following steps, which
are required to submit applications for Federal assistance:
<bullet> Register with the System for Award Management (SAM) at
<a href="https://www.sam.gov">https://www.sam.gov</a>. CHIPS R&D strongly encourages applicants to
register for <a href="http://SAM.gov">SAM.gov</a> as early as possible. While this process
ordinarily takes between three days and two weeks, in some
circumstances it can take six or more months to complete due to
information verification requirements. Recipients will be required to
maintain an active registration in SAM and re-validate registration
annually.
<bullet> Register for a <a href="http://Grants.gov">Grants.gov</a> (<a href="https://www.grants.gov/">https://www.grants.gov/</a>)
account. It is advisable also to go to ``manage subscriptions'' on
<a href="http://Grants.gov">Grants.gov</a> and sign
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up to receive automatic updates when amendments to a funding
opportunity are posted.
Disclaimer. This NOI does not constitute a solicitation. No
applications may be submitted in response to this NOI. Any
inconsistency between information within this NOI and the eventual NOFO
announcing the CHIPS Manufacturing USA Institute award competition
shall be resolved in favor of the NOFO.
Authority: DOC CHIPS activities were authorized by Title XCIX--
Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America of
the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2021 (Pub. L. 116-283, often referred to as the CHIPS Act).
Tamiko Ford,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2024-02025 Filed 1-31-24; 8:45 am]
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