{"id":37846,"date":"2020-10-16T15:43:05","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T15:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/10\/16\/pentagon-inks-197-million-in-contracts-for-microelectronics\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:27:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:27:37","slug":"pentagon-inks-197-million-in-contracts-for-microelectronics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2020\/10\/16\/pentagon-inks-197-million-in-contracts-for-microelectronics\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon inks $197 million in contracts for microelectronics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded contracts worth $197.2 million for microelectronics, it announced Thursday, amid concerns about with much production of the technology is taking place outside the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon awards are part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/newsletters\/daily-brief\/2020\/08\/20\/pentagons-acquisition-chief-wants-microelectronics-production-to-return-to-the-us\/\" target=_blank>department\u2019s desire to entice microelectronics manufacturing back into the United States<\/a>. Microelectronics are at the core of technologies the department considers critical to national security, such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing and 5G communications capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe microelectronics industry is at the root of our nation\u2019s economic strength, national security, and technological standing,&#8221; said Michael Kratsios, acting undersecretary of defense for research and engineering. The \u201cawards support the Department\u2019s mission to promote microelectronics supply chain security and accelerate U.S. development of the very best in circuit design, manufacturing, and packaging. It\u2019s critical for the DOD and American industry to work together in meaningful partnerships to ensure the United States leads the world in microelectronics far into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of the awards, Microsoft and IBM are splitting an other transaction authority contract worth $24.5 million \u201cto advance commercial leading-edge microelectronics physical \u2018back-end\u2019 design methods with measurable security.\u201d The award is a phase one deal under the DoD\u2019s Rapid Assured Microelectronics Prototypes using Advanced Commercial Capabilities Project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another contract, valued at $172.7 million, was awarded to both Intel Federal and Qorvo to \u201cdevelop and demonstrate a novel approach towards measurably secure, heterogeneous integration and test of advanced packaging solutions.\u201d The award was given under phase two of the State-of-the-Art Heterogeneous Integration Prototype Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese awards highlight how the Department is moving towards a new quantifiable assurance strategy that will help the DOD quickly and safely build and deploy leading-edge microelectronics technologies,\u201d the Pentagon\u2019s news release said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The department is increasingly concerned about the microsystems market because much of the production process takes place overseas, particularly in or near China. 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