[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62545-62546]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19645]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


CHIPS R&D Standards Summit

AGENCY: CHIPS Research and Development Office (CHIPS R&D Office), 
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of 
Commerce.

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ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 
announces that the CHIPS Research and Development Office (CHIPS R&D 
Office) will hold a Standards Summit on Tuesday, September 26, 2023 and 
Wednesday, September 27, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time 
each day. The CHIPS R&D Standards Summit will be held as an in-person 
and virtual event. This event will bring together CHIPS R&D leaders, 
standards setting organizations, and industry alliances, domestic and 
abroad, in the semiconductor domain to identify community priorities 
for semiconductor and microelectronics standards activities. The summit 
will be a place to foster collaboration, coordination, and innovation 
within the semiconductor industry's standards community. This event 
will facilitate discussions on standards needs, opportunities for 
standards innovation, and enabling a diverse standards-capable 
workforce. Registration information, summit updates, and the agenda can 
be found at https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2023/09/chips-rd-standards-summit.

DATES: The CHIPS R&D Standards Summit will take place on Tuesday, 
September 26, 2023, and Wednesday, 27, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 
p.m. Eastern Time each day. The summit will require prior registration 
and is open to the public. Registration for both virtual and in-person 
will close on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The CHIPS R&D Standards Summit will be held in person and 
virtually via web conference from the Capitol Hilton located at 1001 
16th St. NW, Washington, DC 20036. Registration is required to 
participate either in person or virtually, and members of the public 
should register in accordance with the information provided in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For more information about the CHIPS 
R&D Standards Summit, please contact Chris Greer by telephone at (301) 
975-5919 or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CHIPS R&D Standards Summit will bring 
together thought leaders within the semiconductor industry and academia 
to shape the future of semiconductor and microelectronics standards and 
drive innovation. The summit will offer sessions that facilitate 
consensus building on the top priority areas within the industry, ways 
to accelerate strategic efforts across these priority areas, and cover 
concepts from incubators and accelerators as practiced in the 
technology sector that might be adapted for use in standards 
development and enabling a diverse, standards-capable workforce. The 
summit's first day will consist of plenary and panel sessions with 
exemplary keynote and guest speakers in the semiconductor and 
microelectronics standards space. The following day will consist of 
breakout sessions where attendees will collaborate and discuss key 
topics that will help shape future semiconductor and microelectronics 
standards activities.
    Participants will explore ways to improve the agility and 
efficiency of the standards process, ensuring its continued growth in 
the rapidly evolving semiconductor industry. The scope of the summit 
includes the full range of standards types--including best practices, 
de facto, and formal standards--while spanning the semiconductor and 
microelectronics sector, from materials and design to fabrication, 
packaging, and testing and certification. Featured speakers include 
CHIPS R&D leaders, representatives of standards setting organizations, 
and leading industry alliances and consortia.
    Co-hosted by the CHIPS R&D Office, the American National Standards 
Institute (ANSI), the IEEE Industry Standards and Technology 
Organization (IEEE-ISTO), the International Electronics Manufacturing 
Initiative (iNEMI), IPC International, the Joint Development Foundation 
(JDF), the Networking and Information Technology Research and 
Development Program (NITRD), the National Nanotechnology Coordination 
Office (NNCO), SEMI North America, and the Semiconductor Industry 
Association (SIA), the summit will bring together key stakeholders and 
experts to exchange ideas on focusing and accelerating strategic 
efforts across the full spectrum of standards development pathways.
    The outcomes of the CHIPS R&D Standards Summit will shape future 
stakeholder meetings and inform strategies for the CHIPS R&D Office. 
They will also provide input to standards and measurement programs 
supporting the needs of the semiconductor industry, enhancing 
innovation and technology advancement. These outcomes will be published 
in a post-summit report and will inform standards planning efforts 
across the semiconductor innovation ecosystem and within the CHIPS R&D 
Office.
    We encourage interested stakeholders, industry representatives, and 
standards setting organizations to participate actively in this pivotal 
event. We also invite international attendees, as fostering global 
collaboration and enriching the discussions on advancing semiconductor 
standards and innovation is paramount to success. Join us at the CHIPS 
R&D Standards Summit as we collaboratively shape the future of 
semiconductor and microelectronics standards, foster innovation, and 
advance the industry as a whole.
    Registration Information: The CHIPS R&D Standards Summit is 
available for guests to attend in person in Washington, DC, or 
virtually via a web conference platform. Registration for all attendees 
is on a first-come, first-served basis. An in-person registration fee 
of $41 includes all-day coffee, tea and bottled beverages. There is no 
registration fee to attend virtually. Once the event has reached 
capacity for registration, additional registrants will be added to a 
waitlist. All attendees will participate in the keynote, plenary, and 
breakout sessions. In-person guests will participate in live 
discussions during the various sessions. Virtual guests can contribute 
to discussions via Q&A and conversation tools on the web conference 
platform. On the summit registration form, attendees must select 
whether to attend in person or virtually. Attendees must also provide 
their full name, contact information, company name and title, and any 
accessibility accommodation requests. Registration for in-person and 
virtual attendance options will close on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at 
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. For more information and to register for the 
event, visit the CHIPS R&D Standards Summit website at https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2023/09/chips-rd-standards-summit.

About CHIPS for America

    CHIPS for America includes the CHIPS Program Office, responsible 
for semiconductor incentives, and the CHIPS Research and Development 
Office, responsible for R&D programs. Both sit within the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) at the Department of 
Commerce.

Alicia Chambers,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2023-19645 Filed 9-11-23; 8:45 am]
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