(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a broad agency announcement (BAA) soliciting proposals for research, prototyping, and commercial solutions that advance U.S. microelectronics technology. Proposals will be considered for funding by NIST’s CHIPS Research and Development Office on a rolling basis.

“This effort will allow us to identify and support innovative advanced microelectronics research that will grow U.S. leadership and accelerate technology development,” says acting Undersecretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and acting NIST director Craig Burkhardt. “We look forward to seeing ideas that together will advance microelectronics research and drive further innovation in emerging technologies such as quantum, artificial intelligence, and biomanufacturing.”

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