The Provenance Chain Network Inc. was awarded a $283,427.33 Cooperative Agreement by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the CHIPS Research and Development (CFDA 11.042) program. The purpose of this 2.5-year project is to create a reference implementation of the Commercial Trust Protocol (CTP) to manage verifiable credentials, metrology, and intellectual property for enhanced hardware security and provenance tracking of microelectronic components across the U.S. microelectronics industry supply chain. The awardee plans to sub-award funds to consultants specializing in semiconductor industry metrology to develop and align this solution. The goal is to advance capabilities that improve the security and traceability of microelectronics through innovative blockchain-enabled technologies.
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