Midwest Microelectronics Consortium Hub
The MMEC™ is a non-profit, member-lead consortium formed to unite industry, academia, and government for US microelectronic advancement, benefiting the commercial and defense markets. Created to enhance domestic technology and fortify the US supply chain, the MMEC envisions a collaborative ecosystem fostering rapid lab-to-fab innovation. This community will empower members to discover new technologies, share their capabilities, develop the next generation of workforce, and bring world-class innovation into scalable commercial production.
Contact The Midwest Microelectronics Consortium Hub
Technology Areas Supported by the Hub
Hub Project Awards
- 5G/6G ($8M)
- Wideband Multifunctional Software Defined Radio (WMSDR)
- Solve critical need for the Warfighter with heterogeneous RF reconfigurable filters and a multi-function transceiver architecture.
- Wideband SDR capable of selectively attenuating interfering signals of interest will enable a low SWAP 5G/6G solution that can successfully operate in contested and congested environments.
- Wideband Multifunctional Software Defined Radio (WMSDR)
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hardware ($1.6M)
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- Ultra Efficient In-Hardware Prototype Using Hyperdimensional Computing
- Demonstrate an FPGA-driven, ferroelectric diode-based compute-in-memory prototype that slashes sample, time, and power burdens by orders of magnitude compared with state-of-practice CPU/GPU implementations.
- Breakthroughs will unlock the full potential of AI at the true edge – in size-, weight-, and power-constrained platforms from drones to vehicles to mobile devices.
- Ultra Efficient In-Hardware Prototype Using Hyperdimensional Computing
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- Electromagnetic Warfare ($8.6M)
- Co-packaged Reconfigurable Signal and Intelligence Architecture (CORSAIR)
- Fully programmable, RF-enabled dual-use chiplet targeting >20x system-level performance versus incumbent technology in signal processing and artificial intelligence via a novel Configurable Spatial Architecture (CSA) runtime, reconfigurable array (RTRA).
- Reshore processor manufacturing.
- Co-packaged Reconfigurable Signal and Intelligence Architecture (CORSAIR)
- Electromagnetic Warfare ($8.8M)
- Center for Technology Transition and Rapid Prototyping of Infrared Detectors
- Cost-effective advanced large-format 3D infrared focal plane arrays (IRFPAs) by integrating pre-screened high-yield Digital Read Out Integrated Circuit (DROIC) chiplets with seamless large infrared sensor array via a high-yield, high-aspect-ratio interposer wafer.
- Prototype a broad-band midwave-infrared (MWIR) detector with a nominal of 4k x 4k resolution and a 10 µm pixel pitch.
- Center for Technology Transition and Rapid Prototyping of Infrared Detectors
- Secure Edge/Internet of Things (IoT) ($4.8M)
- Validated GPU Based Secure Processing Module
- Develop and demonstrate a Secure GPU prototype that is based on mature commercial GPUs and proven secure processor concepts to enable a forward-looking architecture for a family of secure edge GPU ecosystems for both DoD and commercial applications.
- Low Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) secure GPU modules will enable users to rapidly deploy and update emerging AI algorithms to promote an asymmetric advantage in AI and sensor processing.
- Validated GPU Based Secure Processing Module
The Midwest Microelectronics Commons Hub Member List
35ELEMENTS Corp
A2 Labs LLC dba Kryptowire LLC
Aaceses Ihmire Industries, LLC
Advanced Printed Electronic Solutions LLC
AdvR, Inc
AEGIS AEROSPACE
Aerocyonics, Inc.
AeroKinetic Systems llc
Aether Argus, Inc.
Agni Semiconductor LLC
AI Sensation
Air Force Research Laboratory
Allendevaux & Company
Amazon Web Services
Amentum
ANAFLASH Inc.
Analog Devices, Inc.
Apex Microdevices
Apogee Engineering, LLC
Applied Optimization, Inc.
Applied Research Associates
ARCTOS Technology Solutions, LLC
Argonne National Laboratory
Arm
ASMPT SMT
Aspinity, Inc.
AsterTech, LLC
Astrabeam, LLC
Atom Computing
Attollo Engineering, LLC
Ausley Engineering, LLC
Autobots Technology, LLC
Averatek Corporation
Avient Corporation
BAE Systems, Inc.
Bair Trax
Baker and Associates, Inc
Bascom Hunter Technologies, Inc.
Battelle
BLT
Blue Phoenix Aerospace
Boise State University
Booz Allen Hamilton
Bowling Green State University
Brisk Computing LLC
Cactus Materials, Inc.
CAES
Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
Camenzind
CapV LLC
Carbice Corporation
Carnegie Mellon University
CAS
Case Western Reserve University
Caspia Technologies LLC
Central State University
Cerebras Systems
CFD Research Corporation
Chicago State University
Circuit Design Specialties, Inc.
Clark State College
Collins Aerospace
Columbus State Community College
Community STEAM Academy-Xenia
Converge Technologies
Cornet Technology Inc
Cotsworks Inc
CryoCooler Corporation
C-Star Solutions, LLC
Cycuity, Inc.
Darkhive Inc.
Dayton Development Coalition
Dayton Photonics LLC
Defense Operations & Execution Solutions Inc (DOES)
DEI Directive
Diamond Foundry, Inc.
Dif Inc.
Disco Hi Tec America
DPA Components International
Dream Photonics
Drexel University
DS Government Solutions Corp
Duke University
DuPont Specialty Products USA, LLC
DUST Identity, Inc.
D-Wave
Edaptive Computing, Inc
EFABLESS CORPORATION
Efficient Computer Company
EHT Semi
Electroninks Inc.
Element Six
ELEVAN LLC DBA ELEVATE SYSTEMS
EngeniusMicro
Engineered Products of Ohio, LLC
EPIR, Inc.
Epirus, Inc.
Ericsson
EWI
FabuBlox, Inc
Falcomm Inc.
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Flex Logix Technologies, Inc.
Florida International University
FormFactor
Forster Tool & Manufacturing
fprime AI LLC
Freedom Photonics, LLC
Frequency Electronics Inc.
Fresnel Inc.
Future Foundation North America Inc
Gateway Quantum Electronics LLC
GDSI
Geometric Data Analytics
GeoREC Center
George Mason University
Georgia Institute of Technology
GhostWave Inc
gidhaconsulting.com
GIRD Systems
GLC Technologies
GlobalFoundries
GlobalFoundries U.S. 2 LLC
GlobalWafers
GLX Power Systems Inc.
Gold Jacket, LLC
Gooch & Housego Ohio
Graf Research Corporation
Great Lakes Crystal Technologies
Great Plains Development Authority/ Kansas Proving Grounds at Great Plains Industrial Park
Green Mountain Semiconductor Inc.
HamiltonDemo
Hawassa University
Hire Henry
Honeywell Aerospace
Hour Precision
HPE
HRL
Huntington Ingalls Industries
Idaho Scientific
IERUS Technologies, Inc.
Illinois Institute of Technology
Illumination Works
imec IC-Link USA
IN2FAB Technology
Incyte Media
Indiana Integrated Circuits, LLC
Indiana Microelectronics, LLC
Innovaflex Foundry, formerly dpix llc
Integrated Holdings, Inc. dba D& N Gage, Inc.
Intel Corporation
InterDigital, Inc.
Intus Technologies LLC
IonQ, Inc.
IQE, Inc.
Irvine Sensors Corporation
Johns Hopkins University
KBR
KCNSC (Kansas City National Security Campus)
Kent Displays, Inc
Keysight
Kryptowire LLC
Kulicke & Soffa
L & L Plastics
L3Harris Technologies
Lake Shore Cryotronics
Lattice Materials LLC
Lawrence Semiconductor Research Laboratory, Inc.
Leidos
LeoGreenAI
Leonardo DRS
Lockheed Martin
Lorain County Community College
LUMEOVA, Inc.
Lux Semiconductors Inc.
Luxium Solutions, LLC
MACOM Technology Solutions, Inc.
Mantel Technologies
Mark Camenzind
MarTek, Inc.
Marvell Government Solutions
Marvin Test Solutions
Matrix Research
Maury Microwave
McGregor and Associates Inc
Melanin MicroChips, Inc.
memQ Inc
Mercury Systems
Messer Construction
Metis Microsystems
Mettler Toledo – Process Analytics
Miami University
Michigan State University
Microfabrication Solutions, Inc
MicroLink Devices
Microsanj LLC
Midgard Education Publishing, LLC
MODELITHICS INC
Modern Microsystems, Inc.
Montana State University
Morgan State University
MossParker
Multibeam Corporation
N Tech International
Nalu Scientific
Nano OPS, Inc.
NASA GRC
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
National Tech Nexus
NAVWAR
NextSemiChips LLC
Nimbis Services, Inc.
Niobium Microsystems, Inc.
Nitride Global Inc
NJEDA
Nokia of America
NoMIS Power
Nordstrom Films
North American Cybernetics LLC
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Northwestern University
NREL
NTT Research
Numem Inc.
Nu-Trek Inc.
NVIDIA Corporation
NxGenComm
Obsidian STEM Partners
Ohio Afterschool Network
Ohio Manufacturing Innovation Center
Ohio Northern University
Ohio University
Old Dominion University
OMIC
Onsemi
OSEMI Inc
Ozark Integrated Circuits, Inc.
Palmer’s Contracting Group
Paragon Robotics LLC
Parallax Advanced Research
Penn State University
Pennsylvania State University
Phase Sensitive Innovations, Inc.
Phoenix Semiconductor Corporation
Plaid Semiconductors
Polar Semiconductor, LLC
Power Fingerprinting, Inc. (DBA PFP Cybersecurity)
Powerex, Inc.
Powerhouse Consulting Group
PQSecure Technologies
Princeton Infrared Technologies, Inc.
Project Lead The Way (PLTW)
Promo Drone, Inc.
Protronics Inc
PseudolithIC Inc.
Purdue University
Qorvo
QuantCAD LLC
Quantinuum
Quantum Opus LLC
QuSTEAM
Radiance Technologies
Raider Technologies
REM Electronics
Remtec Inc.
ResCon Technologies, LLC
Resilinc Corporation
Resonant Sciences
RGBSI Aerospace & Defense
Rickert-Areno Engineering, LLC
Rigetti Computing
Riverlane Research
Riverside Research
Riverside Research Institute
Rocket Technology Systems LLC
Rohde & Schwarz USA, Inc.
RPM Tech
RTX Technology Research Center
Rudolph Bros. & Co.
Rydberg Technologies Inc
Safran DSI
SAFRAN Optics 1
Sagetech Avionics Inc
Sandia National Labs
Schottky LSI, Inc.
Secure Micro Technologies, LLC
Security Effects, Inc
Senseeker Engineering Inc.
SenseICs Corporation
Siemens Industry Software, Inc.
SiFive
Sigenics, Inc
Silicon Assurance
Silicon Operations Inc
Silicon Technologies, Inc.
Silvaco
Single Crystal Diamond
SixLine Semiconductor
SK Infrared
SkyWater Technology Foundry, Inc.
SMART Microsystems, Ltd
SNOChip Inc
Soundside Partners LLC
Southwest Research Institute
Spark Photonics Design, Inc.
Spectral Energies, LLC
SRI International
SRICO, Inc.
Staffco
StethX Microsystems Inc
SUSS MicroTec Inc.
SWIR Vision Systems
Synopsys, Inc.
TACAN INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.
Tagore Technology
TAP Engineering LLC
TECHFORGE Solutions
Teledyne FLIR Commercial Systems (aka Teledyne FLIR Components)
Tenet3
TeraSpatial Inc.
Tercero Technologies
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
TFWireless Inc
The Boeing Company
The Braxton Miller Foundation
The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. (“Draper”)
The Ohio State University
The Reddix Group
The Tipp Harrison Group LLC
The Uhl Agency
The University of Texas at Dallas
Thinks Works, PBC
Toppan Photomasks Round Rock, Inc.
Tortuga Logic Inc., dba Cycuity
Tosoh SMD, Inc.
Tower Semiconductor
Trusted Semiconductor Solutions
U.S. Army Research Laboratory
UES Inc.
UMass
University of Akron
University of Arkansas
University of California San Diego
University of Cincinnati
University of Dayton
University of Florida
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Kansas
University of Louisville
University of Maryland
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
University of Missouri-Kansas City
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
University of Notre Dame
University of Pennsylvania
University of Southern California
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
University of Texas at Austin
University of Toledo
University of Utah
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Univertical LLC
US Naval Research Laboratory
Varioscale
Vertaeon LLC
Vets To Drones
Vyir Inc
Washtenaw Community College
WD Advanced Materials
Wichita State University
WingXpand, INC
Wireless@VT
WiTest Inc.
Wize Owl, LLC
WNK Aviation LLC
Wolfspeed
Woolpert
Wright Brothers Institute
Wright State University
X-Celeprint Inc.
Xcelerium
Youngstown State University
