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Yahoo Finance detailed Massachusetts Institute of Technology AI startup TechNext's partnership with the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC), which will use AI to analyze, strengthen and accelerate innovation in semiconductor manufacturing.

Business Wire announced that Massachusetts Institute of Technology spin-off TechNext secured a contract with the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) to deploy its AI-powered technology forecasting platform to analyze and accelerate innovation in semiconductor manufacturing across the Northeast. NEMC Director Mark Halfman noted the platform's ability to help members move innovations from lab to fabrication with reduced risk and greater speed.

BOSTON – The Massachusetts Technology Collaborative’s (MassTech) Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) is awarding $555,747 to nine municipalities as part of the Municipal Digital Equity Implementation Program.

The Rutland Herald highlighted a $3.4 million Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) grant to establish the Vermont Gallium Nitride Tech Hub in Burlington. This organization will bolster innovation and economic development in the Green Mountain State and across the Northeast.

BOSTON – Today, the Healey-Driscoll administration and Massachusetts Technology Collaborative’s (MassTech) Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) awarded $31,548,018 to four internet service providers (ISPs) to increase internet access for affordable and public housing residents statewide.

The Burlington Free Press highlighted the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition's (NEMC) $3.4 million investment in the Vermont Gallium Nitride Tech Hub to build a new microelectronics testing laboratory in South Burlington. The article underscored the facility's planned role in bolstering semiconductor innovation and economic development across Vermont and the broader Northeast region.

Data Center Dynamics reported on a University of Vermont high-performance computing cluster upgrade and also highlighted the Vermont Gallium Nitride (V-GaN) Tech Hub's $3.4 million award from the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) to establish a new microelectronics testing laboratory in South Burlington, set to open in January 2026.

Semiconductor Today reported on the $3.4 million Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) award to the Vermont Gallium Nitride (V-GaN) Tech Hub for a new microelectronics testing laboratory in South Burlington. The V-GaN Test and Characterization Lab, which will provide advanced testing services for high-power and high-frequency semiconductor devices, is set to open in January 2026.

BOSTON – The Massachusetts Technology Collaborative’s Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) has reopened its request for applications through the federal Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program to bring connectivity to unserved and underserved locations across the state.

The University of Vermont's Office of the Vice President for Research announced the Vermont Gallium Nitride (V-GaN) Tech Hub secured $3.4 million from the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) to establish what will be the nation's first publicly accessible lab offering comprehensive testing for high-power and high-frequency GaN and wide-bandgap devices. The South Burlington facility, operated by UVM, is expected to open in January 2026.