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Semiconductors & Microelectronics grants

CHIPS-era funding for chip design, packaging and materials

Between SBIR, CHIPS-related programs and DoD microelectronics priorities, semiconductor startups have more federal routes than at any point in decades. Capital intensity is the challenge: reviewers want to know a Phase I actually reduces risk rather than paying for a tape-out.

Semiconductors & Microelectronics research and development work funded by federal grants

$240M+ won by our team

PhD-level specialists, never a template or an AI tool.

Agencies funding semiconductors & microelectronics

  • National Science Foundation logo
  • Department of Defense logo
  • Department of Energy logo
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology logo

Programs that fit semiconductors & microelectronics companies

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NSF SBIR: Semiconductors

Devices, design tools, advanced packaging and materials.

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DoD SBIR

Trusted microelectronics, RF and radiation-hardened components.

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NIST programs

Metrology and standards work supporting domestic manufacturing.

What reviewers actually score

  • A Phase I scope that genuinely fits the budget and fab access
  • Named foundry, packaging or characterization partners
  • Yield, power and performance targets against a real incumbent

Where we work in semiconductors & microelectronics

Chip design
Advanced packaging
Compound semiconductors
RF & power electronics
EDA tooling
Metrology

Fund your semiconductors & microelectronics R&D

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