The Midwest Microelectronics Consortium (MMEC) fosters collaboration across industry, government, and academia to accelerate lab-to-fab- mission market innovation for the benefit of our members while serving the warfighter and our national security interests. We partner with our members to pursue opportunities under the Microelectronics Commons program as well as other Federal and private sector sponsored research projects. Our members can leverage our program expertise, secure digital and physical infrastructure, and workforce development programs to ensure the submission competitive and compelling proposals. Please join the MMEC and contact us regarding opportunities listed here or to discuss other opportunity pursuits.
The MMEC supports our members with a wide range of services focused on advancing microelectronic technologies, accelerating domestic prototyping, and developing products in support of the warfighter and commercial applications. Members that have identified a...
Microelectronics Commons Call for Topics (CFT) The Microelectronics Commons has released the annual first Call for Topics (CFT)! Topic submissions must align with any of the six technical areas critical to the DoD: Secure Edge...
Scalable Analog Neural-networks (ScAN) The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative proposals in the following technical areas: the research and development of scalable, robust, and power-efficient analog neural network (NN) architectures and...
NSF Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines) The NSF Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines) program creates regional-scale, technology-driven, inclusive innovation ecosystems throughout the United States by accelerating key technologies, addressing regional, national, societal, and/or geostrategic challenges,...
CHIPS Manufacturing USA Institute Competition Semiconductors are arguably the smallest, most complex products ever made in one of the world’s most sophisticated manufacturing environments. Although U.S. innovation created the sector, domestic manufacturing currently accounts for...
SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PROGRAM FOR CHIPS FOR AMERICA – CHIPS METROLOGY Metrology plays a key role in semiconductor manufacturing. As devices become more complex, smaller, and multi-layered, the ability to measure, monitor, predict,...
NSF –ENABLING ACCESS TO THE SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP ECOSYSTEM FOR DESIGN, FABRICATION, AND TRAINING The aim of this effort is (i) to dramatically lower the barriers to accessing state-of-the-art electronic design automation (EDA) tools, process design...
The Microelectronics Commons is a CHIPS and Science Act-funded national network for onshore, microelectronics hardware-focused prototyping, laboratory to fabrication (lab-to fab) transition of semiconductor technologies and semiconductor workforce training. In 2023, the Department of Defense (DoD) established the Microelectronics Commons – a network of eight regional Hubs to evolve laboratory prototypes to fabrication prototypes and to strengthen the semiconductor workforce.
As a MMEC member it is required that a, Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement (MNDA) MNDA between the MMEC and your organization and all project performers is in place BEFORE a project can be submitted to the government. The MMEC MNDA is available for download provided in the “DOWNLOAD MNDA” link below. Please review, sign the MNDA and upload to the link “UPLOAD NDA”.
