The Biden-Harris Administration is looking to provide $285m to establish a headquarters in Durham, North Carolina, for SMART USA (Semiconductor Manufacturing and Advanced Research with Twins USA), a first-of-its-kind CHIPS Manufacturing USA Institute.
Combined with additional funding, this initiative represents a $1bn investment. SMART USA will focus on developing digital twins to enhance US semiconductor design, manufacturing, advanced packaging, assembly, and testing processes.
Within five years, SMART USA hopes to unite semiconductor industry stakeholders to tackle shared challenges, cut chip development and manufacturing costs by over 35%, and reduce development cycles by 30% using digital twin technology.
The initiative also wants to lower semiconductor manufacturing emissions by 25% and train over 100,000 workers and students in digital twin applications.
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