NIST and Google reach chip cooperation agreement to develop new nanotechnology and semiconductor devices

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　　On September 13, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced on its website that they signed a collaborative research and development agreement with Google to develop and produce chips that researchers can use to develop new nanotechnology and semiconductor devices.

　　The chips will be manufactured by SkyWater Technology at its semiconductor foundry in Bloomington, Minnesota. Under the agreement, Google will pay the initial cost of setting up production and will subsidize the initial production run. NIST will work with various university research partners to design the chip's circuitry.

　　Research partners include the University of Michigan, University of Maryland, George Washington University, Brown University and Carnegie Mellon University.

　　It is reported that NIST is expected to design as many as 40 chips for different scenarios. Since the chip design will be open source, researchers will be able to share data without restrictions.

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