The Defense Department is interested in possibly pursuing public-private partnerships to create regional hubs of microelectronics innovation, according to a Pentagon announcement. The department has issued a request for information from academia, startups, small businesses, government labs, and domestic semiconductor manufacturers to establish a “Microelectronic Commons,” the Pentagon said in a notice. The RFI, issued by the office of Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu, lists several priorities for the project. Firstly, DOD wants to create...
