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

ACTION

Notice of public meeting.

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.

ADDRESSES

The summit will be held in person and virtually via 

web conference from the Capital Hilton, located 

at 1001 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20036.

SUMMARY

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announces that the CHIPS Research and Development 

Office (CHIPS R&D Office) will hold the CHIPS R&D 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 for America 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.

FOR FURTHER CONTACT INFORMATION

For more information about the CHIPS R&D 

Standards Summit, please contact Chris Greer 

at christopher.greer@nist.gov.
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 for America 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.

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.

CHIPS R&D STANDARDS SUMMIT