Project Grant 60NANB25D061
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $289,529 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 11.042 - CHIPS Research and Development) to Steam Instruments Inc. for the development of a high-resolution ion microscope prototype. The project aims to implement rapid and accurate high-resolution ion microscopy technology to address materials characterization challenges of direct interest to the U.S. semiconductor industry, such as improving dopant concentration determinations and...
- This $199,985 federal Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Mainstream Engineering Corp, a for-profit manufacturer based in Rockledge, Florida. The funding will support the development of low-doped silicon carbide (SiC) epiwafers for room temperature, ultrafast, and radiation-hard sensors. The award has a period of performance from February 12, 2024 to February 11, 2025. The DOE Office of Science...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $963,000 Project Grant (CFDA 11.617 - Congressionally-Identified Projects) to Seton Hall University to enhance the research capabilities of the Advanced Materials Synthesis and Characterization Laboratory (AMSCL). The purpose is to enable research on low-temperature plasmas used in advanced manufacturing. The enhanced facilities will provide independent control, variation, and optimization of neutral, ion, electron, and photon...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $4,500,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) to the University of South Carolina (USC). The purpose of this 2-year grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, is to procure a new MOCVD system for USC's Photonics and Microelectronics Laboratory (PML) to enable the production of new extreme bandgap (EBG) materials on large 4-inch wafer substrates. Additionally, the grant will fund research on...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $122,360 Cooperative Agreement grant under the Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards (CFDA 11.609) program to Theiss Research, a non-profit research organization in La Jolla, California. The purpose of this 1-year grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, is to develop physical models of aluminum gallium nitride (AlGaN)/gallium nitride (GaN)-based high-electron-mobility...
- The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Thinsic Inc. on July 10, 2023. The grant supports the development of low-cost, high-performance silicon carbide (SiC) junction barrier Schottky diodes for grid applications. The project aims to advance semiconductor research and innovation in areas critical to the DOE's mission, such as energy systems and national security. Thinsic Inc.,...
- This $399,752 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach program (CFDA 11.620) funds a Phase II project to develop standards and open-source software for digital data associated with semiconductor electronics. The project aims to support NIST initiatives related to the CHIPS Act and provide digital data standards to accelerate advanced materials research and development for...
- This $280,450 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Measurement Science and Engineering (MSE) Research Grant Program (CFDA 11.609) will fund research by Theiss Research, a non-profit organization, to improve the accuracy of scanning electron microscope (SEM) measurements of nanometer-scale structures. The research will develop a new computational model based on density functional theory and the Bethe-Salpeter equation to better...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $259,848.73 Cooperative Agreement under the CHIPS Research and Development (CFDA 11.042) program to Primenano, Inc., a for-profit technology company, to develop an advanced prototype of a measurement technology for in-line metrology. The project aims to create a non-destructive, wafer-based measurement system with applications in materials purity, electrical properties, 3D device, and next-generation manufacturing. Primenano...
- The federal Project Grant award, with ID DESC0024990, was provided by the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Nomis Power Corporation, a for-profit manufacturer located in Newtonville, New York. The $206,500.00 award, dated July 22, 2024, supports the development of a full-SiC 3.3 kV, 200 A half-bridge power module demonstrating resilient performance and robust multi-layer power delivery. This research aims to advance power semiconductor...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $199,996.72 Project Grant under the Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards (CFDA 11.609) federal grant program to Coolcad Electronics, Inc. The purpose of this 2-year award is to design, fabricate, and test custom silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor devices. This includes laying out and manufacturing two small production runs of SiC devices per year, with the goal of furthering the industry adoption of SiC technology for high-voltage, high-power, and energy-saving applications in the commercial and defense sectors. The project will also use the fabricated SiC devices to develop advanced measurement and reliability platforms. This award demonstrates Coolcad Electronics' expertise in semiconductor modeling, design, and manufacturing, particularly in the SiC and gallium nitride (GaN) technology domains.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $200.0k | 9/2/25 |