As U.S. manufacturing continues to recover from the challenges ushered in by the pandemic, the industry currently is facing a workforce shortage. According to a 2021 study by Deloitte and the Manufacturing Institute, 2.1 million manufacturing jobs could go unfilled by 2030. This statistic raises the critical question of how to fill these roles...

Gaithersburg, MD - March 1, 2024 – The NIST Office of Advanced Manufacturing , which serves as the coordinating office for Manufacturing USA , a national network created to secure U.S. global leadership in advanced manufacturing , today announced that four institutes will lead a panel discussion at the South by Southwest (SXSW) conference...

The White House on Friday touted the U.S. government's plan to spend $11 billion on semiconductor-related research and development and said it was launching the $5 billion National Semiconductor Technology Center.

Congress in August 2022 approved the landmark Chips and Science Act. The law provides that $52.7 billion, including $39 billion in...

Today, leaders from the Departments of Commerce, Defense, and Energy; and the National Science Foundation; and the Chief Executive Officer of the National Center for the Advancement of Semiconductor Technology (Natcast) gathered at the White House to announce over $5 billion in expected investment in the CHIPS R&D program, including the National...

NextFlex, America’s Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE) Manufacturing Innovation Institute , was launched in 2015 to help build a manufacturing ecosystem for the new flexible hybrid electronics market in the US.

NextFlex issued its first project call in late 2015 to seek hybrid electronics solutions for human health and performance monitoring...