Publications

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Congressionally Mandated Report(s):

The following report(s) have been transmitted to Congress by the Department of Commerce.

• Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) Program: First Annual Report Regarding the Opportunity and Inclusion Activities Undertaken by the Department of Commerce Under Section 104, Public Law 117-167, Division A (2024) (Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C.)

Other Publications:

The Department of Commerce, NIST, and other agencies have engaged with members of the semiconductor community for their thoughts about manufacturing chips in the U.S. The following publications represent the voices of manufacturers; suppliers of materials, equipment and instruments; and researchers and others. 

• National Institute of Standards and Technology (2024) Response to Public Comments: Building a Metrology Exchange to Innovate in Semiconductors (METIS). (Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C.), NIST CHIPS 1100-1. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.CHIPS.1100-1
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (2023) CHIPS Research and Development Office's Technical Standards Summary Workshop Report: Report on the outcomes of the Standards Workshops that describes community priorities for chiplets interface and digital twin technical standards and recommendations for the semiconductor standards community. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.CHIPS.1400-2
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (2023) CHIPS Research and Development Office’s Standards Summit Summary Report: Outcomes of the first Standards Summit that describes industry's recommendations for strategic standards priorities, innovation in standards development, building a skilled and diverse workforce, and linking standards efforts to research.
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (2023) Semiconductors and Microelectronics Standards: Report of the Semiconductors and Microelectronics Working Group. (Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C.) NIST IR 8501. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8501
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (2023) Metrology Gaps in the Semiconductor Ecosystem: First Steps Toward Establishing the CHIPS R&D Metrology Program. (Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C.)
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (2023) Manufacturing USA Semiconductor Institute(s): Summary of Responses to Request for Information. (Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C.), NIST Special Publication NIST AMS 600-12. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.AMS.600-12
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (2022) Incentives, Infrastructure, and Research and Development Needs to Support a Strong Domestic Semiconductor Industry: Summary of Responses to Request for Information. (Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C.), NIST Special Publication (SP) NIST SP 1282. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1282
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (2022) Strategic Opportunities for U.S. Semiconductor Manufacturing: Facilitating U.S. Leadership and Competitiveness through Advancements in Measurements and Standards. (Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C.). https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.CHIPS.1000
• U.S. Department of Commerce blog post: Results from Semiconductor Supply Chain Request for Information. (January 25, 2022)

The CHIPS for America outreach to the semiconductor community is ongoing; Check back for additional reports and sign up for updates from the CHIPS for America Program Office.