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Semiconductor Today covered the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition's (NEMC) $1.43 million in Powering Regional Opportunities for Prototyping Microelectronics (PROPEL) Manufacturing Program grants to 13 companies to reduce costs and advance domestic microelectronics prototyping across AI hardware, power electronics and quantum technology.

MEDFORD, Mass. – The Healey-Driscoll administration and Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MassTech) have awarded $2,136,711 to the Tufts University Center for Cellular Agriculture to establish the Foodtech Engineering for Alternative Sustainable Technologies (FEAST) center. The new center will advance cellular agricultural research at Tufts.

Today, the Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) hosted its first ever Digital Inclusion Awards during National Digital Inclusion Week. The event, held at BrickBox Theater in Worcester, celebrated individuals and organizations making significant achievements in expanding internet access, adoption and affordability across Massachusetts.

BOSTON – The Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) Hub today announced $1,038,133 in grants to 13 companies through its Powering Regional Opportunities for Prototyping Microelectronics (PROPEL) Manufacturing Program.

Photonic Integrated Circuits (PIC) Magazine reported that Sivers Semiconductors secured $5.6 million in CHIPS and Science Act funding through the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) for development of electronic warfare and 5G/6G chip technologies.

Sivers Semiconductors announced its $5.6 million award from the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) to develop full-duplex arrays for electronic warfare applications and support collaborations with industry-leading partners such as BAE Systems.

MIT News covered $38 million in project awards through the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) to support six collaborative projects, including four involving the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Lincoln Laboratory. The projects span areas including AI hardware and 5G/6G research.

Microwave Journal covered a $6 million award to Sivers Semiconductors from the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) to advance the development of frequency range 3 (FR3) frequencies, the next frontier of 5G and 6G networks.

UMass Amherst received $7.9 million from the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) to advance memristor-based research, which will lead to more power-efficient artificial intelligence hardware. The project funds collaborations between local colleges and large-scale industrial players.

Today, the Healey-Driscoll administration and MassTech Collaborative’s (MassTech’s) Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CAM) announced more than $3.5 million in grants to 23 manufacturing companies through the Massachusetts Manufacturing Accelerate Program (MMAP), which aims to strengthen supply chains and spur growth in the manufacturing sector.