WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, an independent selection committee announced the incoming board of trustees that is expected to oversee a nonprofit entity that will operate the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC). The NSTC is the core research and development (R&D) component of the Department of Commerce’s CHIPS for America program.
The NSTC will be a hub of collaboration for members of the entire semiconductor manufacturing and supplier ecosystem and will accelerate the pace of innovation and help lower the cost and time required to bring new technologies to market.
The newly selected board members will now begin the process of creating a nonprofit entity that is expected to run the NSTC and hire executive leadership. The Department of Commerce expects to enter into a funding agreement with the newly formed nonprofit so that it can begin to operate the NSTC.
In a joint statement, selection committee members Janet Foutty, John Hennessy, Jason Matheny, Donald J. Rosenberg and Brenda Darden Wilkerson said, “We are honored to have served in this capacity to help stand up the NSTC, which will be a truly transformational institution for the semiconductor industry. The incoming members of the board of trustees are distinguished in their expertise, experience and leadership abilities. We appreciate their generosity in giving back to the American microelectronics sector to make it the world’s best.”
“We are on a mission to bring semiconductor manufacturing back to America and secure our national and economic security, and to do that, we must continue to lead the world in semiconductor R&D. The NSTC is going to supercharge ..
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