SkyWater Technology is adding radiation hardening and copper interconnects to its toolkit.
The U.S. is investing in upgrades to the fabrication facility that makes the radiation-hardened chips for its nuclear arsenal. It is also spending up to US $170-million to enhance the capabilities of SkyWater Technology Foundry, in Bloomington, Minn., in part to improve the company’s radiation-hardened-chip line for other Defense Department needs.
Read the article at Spectrum.ieee.com:
https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/semiconductors/devices/us-invests-in-radiationhardenedchip-fabs
