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What is the SCMC Hub?

The Silicon Crossroads Microelectronic Commons (SCMC) Hub, led by the Applied Research Institute (ARI), is an innovation ecosystem of diverse partners driven to accelerate expansion of America’s microelectronics base by leveraging strong collaborative practices that strategically support innovation, workforce development, and infrastructure needs to achieve domestic microelectronics excellence. In this era of rapid technology advancements, the SCMC model attracts top talent, secures additional financial investments, and helps eliminate the R&D to production “valley of death.”

The SCMC is a three-state coalition comprised of Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan, yet has built a committed nationwide membership of innovators, transition owners, academic leaders, defense industrial base (DIB) partners, government program managers and prototyping/manufacturing facilities that are accelerating microelectronics development. The placement of this hub in America’s heartland is a testament of the region’s commitment to and will catalyze the attraction of top-technology companies, talent, and investments to the Midwest for coming generations.

What is Microelectronic Commons?

Microelectronics Commons is a CHIPS and Science Act-funded national network for onshore, Microelectronics hardware prototyping, lab-to-fab transition of semiconductor technologies, and semiconductor workforce training. The Commons Program complements other CHIPS Act initiatives, such as the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC), and will support the infrastructure (physical, digital, and human) required for microelectronics prototyping across six DoD-critical technology areas. For additional information about the Microelectronic Commons program, click here.

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