Biden Administration Announces $100 Million R&D Competition

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31, 2024 - The Biden administration announced a new funding opportunity this week aimed at supporting the semiconductor manufacturing industry.

The $100 million opening  – dubbed the CHIPS AI/AE for Rapid, Industry-Informed Sustainable Semiconductor Materials and Processes  – would support activities using artificial intelligence and autonomous experimentation to prop up the next-generation cycle in the semiconductor industry.

Autonomous experimentation involves self-contained experiments that are planned and executed by artificially intelligent systems.