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SAMTEC AND THE CHIPS & SCIENCE ACT
by Samtec Inc.
Samtec-owned subsidiary, DeLUX Advanced Manufacturing (based in Newark, DE), is actively seeking CHIPS Act support to enhance domestic microelectronics production. Specifically, DeLUX and Samtec have proposed a joint effort with additive manufacturing systems manufacturer, nScrypt, Inc. (based in Orlando, FL) to address concerns of counterfeit microelectronics technologies and the threats to national security they pose, such as reliability and/or malicious tampering, when integrated within sophisticated electronics platforms.
As the number of counterfeit and/or susceptible microelectronics devices proliferates throughout commercial markets, and as the Department of Defense (DoD) reliance on these commercial markets increase, the likelihood of exposure to the United States from externally derived risks also increase. DeLUX’s previously demonstrated technologies, such as the example shown below, can be applied to the repackaging of microchips via additive manufacturing methods to actively prevent counterfeiting and anti-tampering through the following methods:
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• Prevent disassembly that would aid reverse engineering
• Provide shielding against unauthorized non-destructive evaluation, obscuring the purpose of critical components
• Incorporate authentication schemes within microchip packaging for increased confidence
CHIPS & SCIENCE ACT RECAP:
The CHIPS and Science Act is a U.S. federal statute enacted by the 117th United States Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden on August 9, 2022. The act provides roughly $280 billion in new funding to boost domestic research and manufacturing of semiconductors in the United States.
The United States Congress consists of two legislative bodies, the House of Representatives and the Senate. There are many similarities between these institutions. Representatives and Senators are directly elected by the public. Passing legislation requires the agreement of both the House and Senate. There are chambers for both in the U.S. Capitol (pictured here).
