Northeast Microelectronics Coalition Hub

The Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) Hub is a dynamic and expanding network of 250+ organizations spanning across eight northeastern states and beyond. Its diverse membership includes commercial and defense companies, top-tier academic institutions, federally funded R&D centers (FFRDCs), innovative startups, and government agencies, forming a powerful ecosystem dedicated to advancing U.S. leadership in microelectronics, while stimulating job creation, startup maturation, workforce training, and strategic investments across the region.

Core Mission & Capabilities

The NEMC Hub provides:

  • Curated Access to Cutting-Edge Microelectronics Technologies: Connecting members to state-of-the-art resources, facilities, and expertise.
  • A Network to Accelerate Lab-to-Fab Transition: Streamlining the path from research and development to prototyping and manufacturing, fostering innovation and commercialization.
  • A Comprehensive Suite of Services and Funding Programs: Empowering NEMC Hub members and driving regional growth.

Strategic Focus & Tech Areas

Leveraging the region’s 70-year history of driving Department of Defense (DoD) innovation and a strong presence of major defense industry partners, the NEMC Hub is uniquely positioned to execute the mission of the Microelectronics Commons. The Hub’s collective expertise and resources are strategically aligned with the DoD’s six key technology priority areas.

Northeast Microelectronics Coalition

Mark Halfman

Hub Director, NEMC Hub

The Massachusetts Technology Collaborative

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Technology Areas Supported by the Hub

5G/6G
Technology
Artificial Intelligence Hardware
Commercial Leap-Ahead Technologies
Electromagnetic Warfare
Secure Edge Computing/Internet of Things
Quantum Technology

Hub Project Awards

  • Electromagnetic Warfare ($4M) 
    • LADDER: a giant Leap AheaD for all filter DesignERs!
      • Project delivers a bulk acoustic wave (BAW) filter creation tool, enabling all electrical engineers to rapidly design filters to meet given specifications, thus enabling broader adoption of BAW filters in Radar, Electromagnetic Warfare, Comms, and general commercial applications spanning S through X and Ku bands.
  • Commercial Leap Ahead ($4.5M) 
    •  Power Systems: Transition of High Al% AlGaN from Lab to Fab
      • Project focused on the lab-to-fab transfer of advanced semiconductor technologies in order to improve the performance of state-of-the-art high voltage switches by an order of magnitude, resulting in more efficient power management solutions with smaller footprints.
  • Quantum Technology ($9.6M) 
    • Community‐driven Hybrid Integrated Quantum‐Photonic Integrated circuits (CHIQPI)
      • Project focused on the creation of a community-accessible, manufacture-grade quantum-classical hybrid integration platform with the potential to significantly reduce the size, weight, power and cost of quantum systems for use in Department of Defense applications.
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hardware ($7.9M) 
    • Lab‐to‐Fab Transfer of CMOS+memristor Chips for Edge Intelligence
      • Project focused on the lab-to-fab development and transfer of hybrid chips and systems integrating memristor devices with CMOS leading to compact, fast, intelligent and secure electronic systems for edge-intelligence applications.
  • 5G/6G ($6M
    • Wideband, Scalable MIMO arrays for NextG Systems: From Antennas to Decoders
        • Project focused on the development of wideband, scalable transmit/receive MIMO systems for 5G/6G deployments, enabling lower costs and increases in overall network capacity.
  • Electromagnetic Warfare ($5.6M) 
      • Wideband Same‐Frequency STAR Array Platform Based on Heterogeneous Multi-Domain Self‐Interference Cancellation
        • Project focused on the development of wideband same-frequency STAR array platforms for next-generation EW applications.

Northeast Microelectronics Coalition Hub Member List