VIEWPOINT 2024: Stephanie Lin, Director of Microelectronics Commons, NSTXL

Stephanie Lin, Director of Microelectronics Commons, NSTXL

There's been a lot of buzz in the last few years surrounding semiconductor supply chain concerns and the receding domestic capability facing the United States, followed by a multitude of funding initiatives. The CHIPS and Science Act has since then spurred action from government, industry, and academia, reaching across tables to discover what's possible.

I often get the question, “Will the Microelectronics Commons be successful?” There are multiple ways to answer this question. The Request for Solutions issued by the DoD states that the Microelectronics Commons "aims to enable lab-to-fab prototyping — evolve microelectronics laboratory prototyping to fabrication prototyping — in domestic facilities."

Most discussions center around achievements in technology, infrastructure and workforce. In the same way that life is not just about the destination — it's also about the journey, to me, success in the Commons will be achieved through the processes developed, partnerships established, barriers reduced, and lessons learned to achieve a lab-to-fab prototyping pipeline.

Year one of the Commons will be all about paving that path forward and the creation and implementation of models and pilots that will inform similar initiatives going forward. 2024 should be a year of breaking boundaries and building a foundation for long-term solutions.

Stephanie Lin, Director of Microelectronics Commons
NSTXL
http://www.nstxl.org

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