Semiconductor Task Force to Lead Charge for Tech Development

Gov. Greg Abbott recently announced the formation of the National Semiconductor Centers Texas Task Force. This task force will coordinate the development of a proposal to the U.S. Department of Commerce with the intention of making Texas the future site of the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC) and the National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program (NAPMP). The Texas Task Force will bring together semiconductor industry stakeholders from the private sector, community partners and higher education institutions to collaborate on the Texas initiative.

As part of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283), Congress established for the designation of the NSTC and NAPMP by the U.S. Department of Commerce. The NSTC and NAPMP will become a hub for industry, academia and the broader research community, and government to come together to serve as a nexus for conducting advanced semiconductor research and prototyping that strengthens the domestic semiconductor ecosystem.