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BOSTON, Mass. – The Massachusetts Technology Collaborative’s Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) is now accepting applications for the deployment of $142 million in funding to deliver high-speed internet access to cities and towns across Massachusetts through the national Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program.

Manufacturing Dive reported that Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) member MACOM, a semiconductor manufacturer, reached an agreement with the federal government by signing a preliminary memorandum of terms.

Semiconductor Today reported that Sivers Semiconductors signed contracts for electronic warfare and 5G/6G chip development through the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC), with up to $30 million in total estimated funding available across both programs over three years.

Swedish global communications and sensor technology firm Sivers Semiconductors secured $11.6 million in contracts with the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) to advance electronic warfare and 5G/6G chip development. Funding is provided under the Microelectronics Commons program, executed through the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division and the National Security Technology Accelerator (NSTXL).

BOSTON, Mass. – Today, the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) Hub announced that it has been awarded up to $37.25 million through the federal CHIPS and Science Act-funded Microelectronics Commons program, unlocking the next two years of operational funds for the NEMC Hub to continue building a thriving semiconductor ecosystem in the Northeast region.

This roundup of startup investments for Q4 shed light on the sector's momentum, with the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition's (NEMC) Powering Regional Opportunities for Prototyping Microelectronics (PROPEL) Manufacturing program cited as a key accelerator.

WESTBOROUGH, Mass. – Today, the Healey-Driscoll Administration and Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) within the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MassTech) announced $6,326,054 in awards to 3,512 affordable housing units across nine Massachusetts communities.

WESTBOROUGH, Mass. - The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) formally approved $14.1 million to fund digital equity programming proposed by Massachusetts’ Executive Office of Economic Development.

WASHINGTON — The Department of Defense announced it invested another chunk of cash from the Biden administration’s CHIPS and Science Act into the Microelectronics Commons, the latest significant infusion meant to spur domestic semiconductor development across the country.

Electronics For You reported on the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition's (NEMC) distribution of $1.43 million in Powering Regional Opportunities for Prototyping Microelectronics (PROPEL) Manufacturing Program awards to 19 semiconductor startups. The funds will help companies reduce operational costs and scale innovative projects, including 3D nanofabrication, electrostatic actuators and silicon-based X-ray sources.