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CHIPS R&D National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program (NAPMP) Materials & Substrates is sponsored by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This program seeks applications for new research and development activities to establish and accelerate domestic capacity for advanced packaging substrates and substrate materials, a key technology for producing microelectronics systems.
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National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program | NIST https://www. nist.
gov/chips/research-development-programs/national-advanced-packaging-manufacturing-program CHIPS FOR AMERICA / Research & Development Programs National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program CHIPS National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program (NAPMP) Awards The CHIPS NAPMP has finalized $300 million in award funding under its first Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for advanced substrates and material research to Absolics Inc., Applied Materials Inc., and Arizona State University to bolster U.S. leadership in advanced packaging and enable new technologies to be validated and transitioned at scale to U.S. manufacturing.
These awards will help establish a self-sustaining, high-volume, domestic, advanced packaging industry where advanced node chips are both manufactured and packaged in the United States. You can learn more about the awardees here . “Advanced packaging” refers to many chips with diverse functions assembled tightly together on a substrate in two or three dimensions at extremely fine dimensions.
This method achieves function, performance, and power savings far greater than can be achieved with conventionally packaged chips on a printed circuit board. Recent advances in artificial intelligence, for example, would not be possible without advanced packaging. Advanced packaging can be a transformative capability that helps U.S. manufacturers compete globally, but there are many technological challenges to solve.
The CHIPS Research and Development Office has established the CHIPS National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program to address these challenges, including: How do we design and assemble chips so tightly that they behave like a single traditional large chip, but with the production efficiency and cost savings of advanced packaging? How do we supply power to and dissipate heat from such tightly coupled assemblies?
How do we test and repair such complex assemblies? How do we ensure their reliability since traditional methods of visual inspection cannot be performed on such small, tightly packaged dimensions? Investments in semiconductors will not succeed without investments in advanced packaging.
The CHIPS and Science Act offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity to establish a domestic competitive advanced packaging capability in semiconductor manufacturing. In addition, the CHIPS NAPMP will help train semiconductor personnel and students in relevant technologies and feed these developments into domestic manufacturing facilities.
The CHIPS NAPMP will work closely with the CHIPS National Semiconductor Technology Center , the semiconductor-related CHIPS Manufacturing USA Program , the CHIPS Metrology Program , and U.S. industry and academia to make this vision a reality.
The CHIPS NAPMP will enable the development of a robust domestic advanced packaging ecosystem by: Accelerating the transfer of innovations in packaging, equipment, and process development into manufacturing; Driving the development of digital tools to reduce the time and cost of advanced packaging engineering; and, Establishing and supporting partnerships among industry, academia and training entities, and government to contribute to an advanced packaging workforce.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Domestic for-profit and non-profit organizations; accredited domestic institutions of higher education including community and technical colleges; and state, local, territorial, and Indian tribal governments. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
CHIPS R&D National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program (NAPMP) Materials & Substrates is funded by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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