Southwest Advanced Prototyping (SWAP) Hub

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Led by Arizona State University, the Southwest Advanced Prototyping Hub (SWAP Hub) is one of eight regional innovation hubs established under the Department of Defense’s Microelectronics Commons, a national strategic initiative to accelerate the development and production of microelectronics technologies that are critical to U.S. security and defense. Funded by a $39.8 million initial DoD investment, the SWAP Hub is one of the first awards under the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, which aims to revitalize American semiconductor manufacturing capacity and competitiveness. As the SWAP Hub lead, Arizona State University leverages its ability to convene and engage with stakeholders across diverse sectors. The SWAP Hub’s 160+ regional and national partners work together to accelerate the lab-to-fab transition between research, development and production, and collaborate to build the microelectronics workforce of the future through development of curriculum, learning opportunities and job pathways. ASU coordinates Hub activities and develops the human, physical and digital capabilities of its partners to maximize value to the DoD and advance national security priorities around microelectronics.