Research and Development

Extending U.S. technology leadership through R&D

The NSTC will reinforce and extend U.S. leadership in semiconductors by identifying and advancing promising research initiatives in semiconductor technologies and fostering collaboration throughout the U.S. semiconductor ecosystem.

To support this goal, Natcast will work closely with NSTC members to define and implement NSTC research awards and programs including:

• Focusing on the early stage of “lab-to-fab” gap and helping ideas achieve a proof-of-concept or validation point​
• Executing the research agenda through research awards and in-house and member-driven research​ opportunities

Strategic objectives:

• Jump start research program
• First research agenda
• Long-term research programs
• Convenings across the ecosystem

NSTC R&D Jump Start Programs

The NSTC has been chartered to identify, conduct, support, and enable semiconductor research and development to best serve the needs of the U.S. semiconductor ecosystem as envisioned by the CHIPS and Science Act. To that end, the NSTC will be developing a robust portfolio of R&D programs spanning both internally performed R&D and externally performed R&D. One of the top priorities for the NSTC for 2024 is to launch a portfolio of external R&D initiatives that will be competitively sourced within the community of NSTC