Chips Research and Development
CFDA 11.042 · Federal Grants & Funding
Total Funding
$13.3M
Awards
19
Recipients
19
States
9
Last Updated
Oct 4, 2024
Yearly Funding Trend
| Fiscal Year | Obligations | Awards | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $13.3M | 19 |
Award Type Mix
| Type | Obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | 0 | |
| $0 | 0 |
Top 19 Awards under CFDA 11.042
Largest individual obligations for Chips Research and Development.
| Award | Recipient | Awarding Agency | Place | FY | Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASST_NON_70NANB24H335_013 THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO ESTABLISH AN ENTREPRENEURIAL FELLOWSHIP PILOT PROGRAM THAT WILL FUND UP TO 10 EARLY-STAGE COMPANIES ("FELLOWS") FOCUSED ON INNOVATIONS IN SEMICONDU… | ACTIVATE GLOBAL INC California | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | BERKELEY, CA-12 | 2024 | $5,000,000 |
ASST_NON_80NANB24T07603_013 THE WF COE FUNDING ORDER WITH NATCAST IS GOING TO BE AMENDED TO ADD $3.5M IN AWARD FUNDS. | NATCAST, INC. California | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | PORTOLA VALLEY, CA-16 | 2024 | $3,500,000 |
ASST_NON_70NANB24H251_013 PURPOSE: OCTAVE PHOTONICS SEEKS TO DEVELOP A NEW MEASUREMENT TOOL FOR CRITICAL METROLOGY IN THE SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATION THAT CAN ANALYZE AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS AND TOXIC GASES IN… | OCTAVE PHOTONICS LLC Colorado | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | LOUISVILLE, CO-02 | 2024 | $290,000 |
ASST_NON_70NANB24H259_013 PURPOSE: TIPTEK LLC SEEKS TO CREATE NEW AND CRITICALLY-NEEDED GIGAHERTZ NANOPROBES. CURRENT NANOPROBE TECHNOLOGY IS LIMITED TO DC OR MEGAHERTZ FREQUENCY PROBING, WHICH IS ORDERS O… | TIPTEK, LLC Pennsylvania | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | WEST CHESTER, PA-06 | 2024 | $290,000 |
ASST_NON_70NANB24H278_013 PURPOSE: TECH-X CORPORATION WILL DEVELOP A SIGNOFF TOOL FOR PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS (PICS) THAT ACCOUNTS FOR MANUFACTURING VARIATIONS AND IMPERFECTIONS; SUCH AS NON-VERTICAL… | TECH-X CORPORATION Colorado | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | BOULDER, CO-02 | 2024 | $289,992 |
ASST_NON_70NANB24H267_013 PURPOSE: EXIGENT SOLUTIONS PROPOSES TO CREATE AI-POWERED SOFTWARE TO AUTOMATE CHIP DESIGN OPTIMIZATION FOR MANUFACTURABILITY THROUGH ACCELERATED LITHOGRAPHY SIMULATION.ACTIVITIES… | EXIGENT SOLUTIONS, INC. Texas | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | FRISCO, TX-04 | 2024 | $289,965 |
ASST_NON_70NANB24H270_013 PURPOSE: LASER THERMAL ANALYSIS, INC. AIMS TO BUILD A HYBRID ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY-THERMOREFLECTANCE (AFM-TR) INSTRUMENT TO GENERATE MAPS OF THE THERMAL RESISTANCE, THERMAL BOUN… | LASER THERMAL ANALYSIS, INC Virginia | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA-05 | 2024 | $289,831 |
ASST_NON_70NANB24H275_013 PURPOSE: SIGRAY INC SEEKS TO DEVELOP A NOVEL LINEAR ACCUMULATION X-RAY SOURCE (LAXS) BASED ON THE PROPOSING COMPANY'S EXISTING ULTRAHIGH BRIGHTNESS MICRO-STRUCTURED X-RAY SOURCE T… | SIGRAY, INC. California | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | CONCORD, CA-10 | 2024 | $289,703 |
ASST_NON_70NANB24H269_013 PURPOSE: DIRECT ELECTRON LP WILL DEVELOP A NEW HIGH-SPEED CAMERA FOR HIGH-RESOLUTION ELECTRON BACKSCATTER DIFFRACTION (HR EBSD) AND TRANSMISSION KIKUCHI DIFFRACTION (TKD), WHICH W… | DIRECT ELECTRON, L.P. California | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | SAN DIEGO, CA-51 | 2024 | $289,692 |
ASST_NON_70NANB24H277_013 PURPOSE: STEAM INSTRUMENTS WILL IMPLEMENT A RAPID AND ACCURATE HIGH-RESOLUTION ION MICROSCOPY TECHNOLOGY ON A PROTOTYPE INSTRUMENT AND APPLY IT TO MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION CHALL… | STEAM INSTRUMENTS INC Wisconsin | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | MADISON, WI-02 | 2024 | $289,529 |
ASST_NON_70NANB24H264_013 PURPOSE: THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP NEXT-GENERATION LARGE-SIGNAL/HIGH-POWER TRANSISTOR MODELING TECHNIQUES TO CREATE HIGHLY ACCURATE MODELS FOR RF-MICROWAVE CIRCUIT DESIGN SIMULATO… | RECON RF, INC. California | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | SAN DIEGO, CA-51 | 2024 | $286,787 |
ASST_NON_70NANB24H284_013 PURPOSE: HUMMINGBIRD PRECISION MACHINE CO. DBA HUMMINGBIRD SCIENTIFIC SEEKS TO DEVELOP A TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (TEM) IN-SITU SPECIMEN HOLDER THAT ENABLES ELECTRICAL BIA… | HUMMINGBIRD PRECISION MACHINE CO. Washington | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | OLYMPIA, WA-10 | 2024 | $283,500 |
ASST_NON_70NANB24H279_013 PURPOSE: PHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORPORATION PROPOSES TO DEVELOP, VALIDATE, AND COMMERCIALIZE GIGAHERTZ OPTICAL PHOTOTHERMAL INFRARED, A NEW INSTRUMENT FOR THE SEMICONDUCTOR IND… | PHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP. California | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | SANTA BARBARA, CA-24 | 2024 | $283,490 |
ASST_NON_70NANB24H266_013 PURPOSE: PROVENANCE CHAIN NETWORK WILL CREATE A REFERENCE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMERCIAL TRUST PROTOCOL (CTP) TO MANAGE VERIFIABLE CREDENTIALS (VCS), METROLOGY, AND INTELLECTUAL… | THE PROVENANCE CHAIN NETWORK INC Oregon | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | PORTLAND, OR-06 | 2024 | $283,427 |
ASST_NON_70NANB24H276_013 PURPOSE: PHOTON SPOT, INC. PROPOSES TO DEVELOP AN ULTRA-COMPACT, ULTRA-LOW VIBRATION CRYOGENIC SYSTEM APPROPRIATE FOR LARGE-FORMAT SNSPD CAMERAS, OPTIMIZED FOR TIME-RESOLVED IMAGI… | PHOTON SPOT INC California | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | MONROVIA, CA-31 | 2024 | $283,394 |
ASST_NON_70NANB24H265_013 PURPOSE: HIGHRI OPTICS, INC WILL DEVELOP CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY FOR INSTRUMENT TRANSFER FUNCTION (ITF) CALIBRATION OF EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET (EUV) LITHOGRAPHIC TOOLS TO ENHANCE THE… | HIGHRI OPTICS, INC. California | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | OAKLAND, CA-12 | 2024 | $283,009 |
ASST_NON_70NANB24H274_013 PURPOSE: VIRTUAL EM INC SEEKS TO DEVELOP AN RF CHANNEL SOUNDER SYSTEM THAT CAN CHARACTERIZE THE WIRELESS ENVIRONMENT THROUGH RAPID MEASUREMENTS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING. THE DESIGN W… | VIRTUAL EM INC. Michigan | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | ANN ARBOR, MI-06 | 2024 | $277,931 |
ASST_NON_70NANB24H263_013 PURPOSE: PRIMENANO INC WILL DEVELOP A MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY FOR IN-LINE METROLOGY, WHICH HAS APPLICATIONS IN MATERIALS PURITY, ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES, 3D DEVICE AND NEXT GENERATIO… | PRIMENANO, INC. California | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | SANTA CLARA, CA-17 | 2024 | $259,849 |
ASST_NON_70NANB24H280_013 PURPOSE: VAPOR CELL TECHNOLOGIES (VCT) SEEKS TO PRODUCE ADVANCED DIMENSIONAL METROLOGY TOOLS FOR MODERN SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATION EQUIPMENT TO MINIMIZE THE GAP IN THE PHYSICAL-DIG… | VAPOR CELL TECHNOLOGIES LLC Colorado | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | BOULDER, CO-02 | 2024 | $257,367 |
Top 19 awards shown, ranked by obligated amount. Dates reflect performance period; last-modified dates match USAspending.gov. Complete listings include all transaction history going back to FY2024.
Spending by State
| State | Funding | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| California | $10.5M | 9 |
| Colorado | $837K | 3 |
| Pennsylvania | $290K | 1 |
| Texas | $290K | 1 |
| Virginia | $290K | 1 |
| Wisconsin | $290K | 1 |
| Washington | $284K | 1 |
| Oregon | $283K | 1 |
| Michigan | $278K | 1 |
Top Recipients
| Recipient | Total | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| ACTIVATE GLOBAL INCCA | $5.0M | 1 |
| NATCAST, INC.CA | $3.5M | 1 |
| OCTAVE PHOTONICS LLCCO | $290K | 1 |
| TIPTEK, LLCPA | $290K | 1 |
| TECH-X CORPORATIONCO | $290K | 1 |
| EXIGENT SOLUTIONS, INC.TX | $290K | 1 |
| LASER THERMAL ANALYSIS, INCVA | $290K | 1 |
| SIGRAY, INC.CA | $290K | 1 |
| DIRECT ELECTRON, L.P.CA | $290K | 1 |
| STEAM INSTRUMENTS INCWI | $290K | 1 |
| RECON RF, INC.CA | $287K | 1 |
| HUMMINGBIRD PRECISION MACHINE CO.WA | $284K | 1 |
| PHOTOTHERMAL SPECTROSCOPY CORP.CA | $283K | 1 |
| THE PROVENANCE CHAIN NETWORK INCOR | $283K | 1 |
| PHOTON SPOT INCCA | $283K | 1 |
| HIGHRI OPTICS, INC.CA | $283K | 1 |
| VIRTUAL EM INC.MI | $278K | 1 |
| PRIMENANO, INC.CA | $260K | 1 |
| VAPOR CELL TECHNOLOGIES LLCCO | $257K | 1 |
Agencies Administering This Program
Department of Commerce$13.3M
Source: USAspending.gov · All Programs