Microsoft announced new partnerships Thursday that will support two major Defense Department projects using the tech giant’s Azure cloud services.
Microsoft is working with ten companies on a technology solution for the secure design of microelectronics using a new service in the Azure Government cloud region in support of a Defense Department program, according to a blog post.
DOD announced Microsoft and IBM as the winners of a $24.5 million other transaction authority contract in October for a program called the Rapid Assured Microelectronics Prototype (RAMP) using Advanced Commercial Capabilities Project. The contract is part of a Defense Department effort to catalyze the U.S. microelectronics manufacturing base in order to undergird Pentagon emerging technology priorities like artificial intelligence, 5G communications, quantum computing and driverless vehicles, according to an October DOD press release.
In the blog post, Mujtaba Hamid, Azure’s principal program manager, elaborated on Microsoft’s RAMP work. The new cloud service addresses “Confidential and Secure Cloud Accessible Design Environment (CASCADE) such as, a secure, scalable, collaborative design, and manufacturing environment for Silicon and Microelectronics on Azure.”
The partner companies—Applied Materials, Inc.; BAE Systems.; Battelle Memorial Institute; Cadence Design Systems; GlobalFoundries; Intel Corporation; Nimbis Services, Inc.; Northrop Grumman; Siemens EDA, Synopsys, Inc.; and Zero ASIC Corporation—will be able to use Azure Government cloud services to develop a solution for the microelectronic supply chain.
“The RAMP solution will be hosted in Azure Government regions, ensuring compliance with DoD supply chain requirements,” the blog post reads.
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