…USA Rare Earth, GlobalFoundries, IBM/Anderson, Atom Computing, Diraq, D-Wave Quantum, Infleqtion, PsiQuantum, Quantinuum, Rigetti Computing, SandboxAQ, I-Pulse, Multibeam Corporation, Kepler, Extropic, Thintronics, OBSIDIA Semiconductors, and Aeluma.
July 31, 2026 at 10:36 PM
…USA Rare Earth, GlobalFoundries, IBM/Anderson, Atom Computing, Diraq, D-Wave Quantum, Infleqtion, PsiQuantum, Quantinuum, Rigetti Computing, SandboxAQ, I-Pulse, Multibeam Corporation, Kepler, Extropic, Thintronics, OBSIDIA Semiconductors, and Aeluma.
Howard Lutnick and the Commerce Department signed 7 letters of intent worth $874 Million in CHIPS Act incentives, taking equity stakes in GlobalFoundries, Kepler, Multibeam, Extropic, Thintronics, Obsidia Semiconductors and Aeluma.
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Look up the definition for COMMUNISM!
August 9, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Howard Lutnick and the Commerce Department signed 7 letters of intent worth $874 Million in CHIPS Act incentives, taking equity stakes in GlobalFoundries, Kepler, Multibeam, Extropic, Thintronics, Obsidia Semiconductors and Aeluma.
Look up the definition for COMMUNISM!
Look up the definition for COMMUNISM!
AI半導体は絶縁体がものをいう 見落とされていた「極小のロス」たち Thintronics - TECHBLITZ techblitz.com/startup-inte...
AI半導体は絶縁体がものをいう 見落とされていた「極小のロス」たち Thintronics
AIの爆発的な普及に伴い、半導体のさらなる高性能化とデータセンターの電力効率化は、今や最もホットなテーマの1つとなった。しかし、その熱狂の中で、実は見落とされている重要な要素がある。それが、半導体の中...
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April 23, 2026 at 2:17 AM
AI半導体は絶縁体がものをいう 見落とされていた「極小のロス」たち Thintronics - TECHBLITZ techblitz.com/startup-inte...
TIL that Ajinomoto – yes, that Ajinomoto, maker of MSG – is the leading producer of diaelectric film used for insulation in computer chips, with 90% market share
www.technologyreview.com/2024/04/11/1...
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This US startup makes a crucial chip material and is taking on a Japanese giant
Federal funding is spurring US companies like Thintronics to disrupt semiconductor manufacturing. Success is far from guaranteed.
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June 17, 2024 at 12:23 AM
TIL that Ajinomoto – yes, that Ajinomoto, maker of MSG – is the leading producer of diaelectric film used for insulation in computer chips, with 90% market share
www.technologyreview.com/2024/04/11/1...
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AI’s electricity demand is a challenge utilities can’t ignore, but subsidies aren’t the solution
Read the full story at Utility Dive. Utilities need portfolios that balance renewables and natural gas with long-duration storage, writes Stefan Pastine, CEO of semiconductor materials…
Read the full story at Utility Dive. Utilities need portfolios that balance renewables and natural gas with long-duration storage, writes Stefan Pastine, CEO of semiconductor materials…
AI’s electricity demand is a challenge utilities can’t ignore, but subsidies aren’t the solution
Read the full story at Utility Dive. Utilities need portfolios that balance renewables and natural gas with long-duration storage, writes Stefan Pastine, CEO of semiconductor materials company Thintronics.
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October 23, 2025 at 1:03 PM
AI’s electricity demand is a challenge utilities can’t ignore, but subsidies aren’t the solution
Read the full story at Utility Dive. Utilities need portfolios that balance renewables and natural gas with long-duration storage, writes Stefan Pastine, CEO of semiconductor materials…
Read the full story at Utility Dive. Utilities need portfolios that balance renewables and natural gas with long-duration storage, writes Stefan Pastine, CEO of semiconductor materials…
Thintronics is taking on a 30-year, 90%-market-share monopoly - one nanometer-thin insulator at a time.
https://yespress.io/thintronics?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social via Yespress
https://yespress.io/thintronics?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social via Yespress
Thintronics - The Chemist Rebuilding the Chip Insulator | YesPress
Thintronics is a San Francisco advanced-materials company reinventing the dielectric films inside every chip. Founder Stefan Pastine raised $23M to challenge a 30-year, 90%-share incumbent for the AI era.
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August 13, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Thintronics is taking on a 30-year, 90%-market-share monopoly - one nanometer-thin insulator at a time.
https://yespress.io/thintronics?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social via Yespress
https://yespress.io/thintronics?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social via Yespress
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"Some of the top awardees of CHIPS funding are Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Intel and Samsung Electronics, all with awards of more than $6 billion."
How could you possibly need this explain to you?
"Some of the top awardees of CHIPS funding are Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Intel and Samsung Electronics, all with awards of more than $6 billion."
How could you possibly need this explain to you?
Tracking CHIPS and Science Act awards
The Department of Commerce announced seven letters of intent to under the CHIPS and Science Act to GlobalFoundries, Kepler, Multibeam, Extropic, Thintronics, Obsidia Semiconductors and Aeluma.
www.manufacturingdive.com
August 9, 2026 at 1:21 AM
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"Some of the top awardees of CHIPS funding are Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Intel and Samsung Electronics, all with awards of more than $6 billion."
How could you possibly need this explain to you?
"Some of the top awardees of CHIPS funding are Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Intel and Samsung Electronics, all with awards of more than $6 billion."
How could you possibly need this explain to you?
The U.S. shifts chip strategy from fabs to VC-style bets on seven post-GPU tech paths, taking equity stakes in CPO, ferroelectric memory, and more. Is this the end of free-market semiconductor policy?
#Aeluma #Kepler #Multibeam #Thintronics #Extropic #OBSIDIA
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#Aeluma #Kepler #Multibeam #Thintronics #Extropic #OBSIDIA
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America Bets on the "Post-GPU Era"
US shifts chip strategy from factory subsidies to equity stakes in seven disruptive tech firms, betting on CPO, ferroelectric memory, and post-GPU innovations.
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August 7, 2026 at 7:41 AM
The U.S. shifts chip strategy from fabs to VC-style bets on seven post-GPU tech paths, taking equity stakes in CPO, ferroelectric memory, and more. Is this the end of free-market semiconductor policy?
#Aeluma #Kepler #Multibeam #Thintronics #Extropic #OBSIDIA
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#Aeluma #Kepler #Multibeam #Thintronics #Extropic #OBSIDIA
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Bottom line? $874 million will be spent in tax payers funds to these 7 companies:
GlobalFoundries
Kepler
Multibeam Corp.
Extropic
Thintronics
OBSIDIA Semiconductors
Aeluma Inc.
National Institute of Standards and Technology. And MAGA says your Social security income is a bad socialist policy.
GlobalFoundries
Kepler
Multibeam Corp.
Extropic
Thintronics
OBSIDIA Semiconductors
Aeluma Inc.
National Institute of Standards and Technology. And MAGA says your Social security income is a bad socialist policy.
July 31, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Bottom line? $874 million will be spent in tax payers funds to these 7 companies:
GlobalFoundries
Kepler
Multibeam Corp.
Extropic
Thintronics
OBSIDIA Semiconductors
Aeluma Inc.
National Institute of Standards and Technology. And MAGA says your Social security income is a bad socialist policy.
GlobalFoundries
Kepler
Multibeam Corp.
Extropic
Thintronics
OBSIDIA Semiconductors
Aeluma Inc.
National Institute of Standards and Technology. And MAGA says your Social security income is a bad socialist policy.
U.S. Demands Equity Stakes in $874 Million CHIPS Act Awards for Seven AI Tech Firms
#aeluma #chipsAndScienceAct #co-packagedOptics #departmentOfCommerce #extropic #globalfoundries #howardLutnick #kepler #multibeamCorporation #obsidiaSemiconductors #photonicInterconnects #thintronics
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#aeluma #chipsAndScienceAct #co-packagedOptics #departmentOfCommerce #extropic #globalfoundries #howardLutnick #kepler #multibeamCorporation #obsidiaSemiconductors #photonicInterconnects #thintronics
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U.S. Demands Equity Stakes in $874 Million CHIPS Act Awards for Seven AI Tech Firms
The preliminary awards, announced by the Department of Commerce through letters of intent, mark a strategic shift in how Washington executes the CHIPS and
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July 31, 2026 at 12:15 PM
U.S. Demands Equity Stakes in $874 Million CHIPS Act Awards for Seven AI Tech Firms
#aeluma #chipsAndScienceAct #co-packagedOptics #departmentOfCommerce #extropic #globalfoundries #howardLutnick #kepler #multibeamCorporation #obsidiaSemiconductors #photonicInterconnects #thintronics
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#aeluma #chipsAndScienceAct #co-packagedOptics #departmentOfCommerce #extropic #globalfoundries #howardLutnick #kepler #multibeamCorporation #obsidiaSemiconductors #photonicInterconnects #thintronics
#nile1
GlobalFoundries will receive up to $300 million
Kepler, up to $245 million
Multibeam Corporation, up to $140 million
Extropic, up to $75 million
Thintronics, up to $50 million
OBSIDIA Semiconductors, up to $34 million
Aeluma, up to $30 million
www.nist.gov/news-events/...
Kepler, up to $245 million
Multibeam Corporation, up to $140 million
Extropic, up to $75 million
Thintronics, up to $50 million
OBSIDIA Semiconductors, up to $34 million
Aeluma, up to $30 million
www.nist.gov/news-events/...
July 31, 2026 at 5:46 AM
GlobalFoundries will receive up to $300 million
Kepler, up to $245 million
Multibeam Corporation, up to $140 million
Extropic, up to $75 million
Thintronics, up to $50 million
OBSIDIA Semiconductors, up to $34 million
Aeluma, up to $30 million
www.nist.gov/news-events/...
Kepler, up to $245 million
Multibeam Corporation, up to $140 million
Extropic, up to $75 million
Thintronics, up to $50 million
OBSIDIA Semiconductors, up to $34 million
Aeluma, up to $30 million
www.nist.gov/news-events/...
GlobalFoundries will receive up to $300 million
Kepler, up to $245 million
Multibeam Corporation, up to $140 million
Extropic, up to $75 million
Thintronics, up to $50 million
OBSIDIA Semiconductors, up to $34 million
Aeluma, up to $30 million
www.nist.gov/news-events/...
Kepler, up to $245 million
Multibeam Corporation, up to $140 million
Extropic, up to $75 million
Thintronics, up to $50 million
OBSIDIA Semiconductors, up to $34 million
Aeluma, up to $30 million
www.nist.gov/news-events/...
The Trump administration continues their don't-call-it-socialism of spending public money acquiring portions of private companies
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Commerce Department quietly announces 7 new equity stakes in private companies
The Department of Commerce quietly announced this week it will designate more than $870 million in federal incentives for semiconductor manufacturing in exchange for a minority equity stake in seve…
thehill.com
July 31, 2026 at 5:46 AM
GlobalFoundries will receive up to $300 million
Kepler, up to $245 million
Multibeam Corporation, up to $140 million
Extropic, up to $75 million
Thintronics, up to $50 million
OBSIDIA Semiconductors, up to $34 million
Aeluma, up to $30 million
www.nist.gov/news-events/...
Kepler, up to $245 million
Multibeam Corporation, up to $140 million
Extropic, up to $75 million
Thintronics, up to $50 million
OBSIDIA Semiconductors, up to $34 million
Aeluma, up to $30 million
www.nist.gov/news-events/...
Multibeam Corp. will get up to $140 million for the company’s semiconductor equipment manufacturing, NIST said, with remaining funds going to equipment makers Extropic, Thintronics, Obsidia Semiconductors and Aeluma Inc.
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July 30, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Multibeam Corp. will get up to $140 million for the company’s semiconductor equipment manufacturing, NIST said, with remaining funds going to equipment makers Extropic, Thintronics, Obsidia Semiconductors and Aeluma Inc.
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Congratulations to 2022 #AOBPostdoc, Michael Burroughs, PhD, who accepted a position at Thintronics as an Analytical Scientist!
August 26, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Congratulations to 2022 #AOBPostdoc, Michael Burroughs, PhD, who accepted a position at Thintronics as an Analytical Scientist!
Dieses US-Startup stellt ein wichtiges Chipmaterial her und nimmt es mit einem japanischen Riesen auf
https://www.bytesde.com/81061/
Dieses US-Startup stellt ein wichtiges Chipmaterial her und nimmt es mit einem japanischen Riesen auf …
https://www.bytesde.com/81061/
Dieses US-Startup stellt ein wichtiges Chipmaterial her und nimmt es mit einem japanischen Riesen auf …
Dieses US-Startup stellt ein wichtiges Chipmaterial her und nimmt es mit einem japanischen Riesen auf
Dieses US-Startup stellt ein wichtiges Chipmaterial her und nimmt es mit einem japanischen Riesen aufhttps://www.technologyreview.com/2024/04/11/1091143/thintronics-ajinomoto-dielectric-chip-semiconductor-competition/
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April 16, 2024 at 11:30 AM
Dieses US-Startup stellt ein wichtiges Chipmaterial her und nimmt es mit einem japanischen Riesen auf
https://www.bytesde.com/81061/
Dieses US-Startup stellt ein wichtiges Chipmaterial her und nimmt es mit einem japanischen Riesen auf …
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Dieses US-Startup stellt ein wichtiges Chipmaterial her und nimmt es mit einem japanischen Riesen auf …
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Thintronics Achieves Junkosha’s Technology Innovator of the Year Category Winner Award
Junkosha, pioneers of sophisticated fluoropolymer application technologies across medical device and microwave interconnect sectors, has named Thintronics as the Microwave/Millimeter wave category winner of the third Junkosha Technology Innovator of …
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By: Stefan Pastine on Monday, September 22, 2025
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AI’s electricity demand is a challenge utilities can’t ignore, but subsidies aren’t the solution
Utilities need portfolios that balance renewables and natural gas with long-duration storage, writes Stefan Pastine, CEO of semiconductor materials company Thintronics.
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AI's electricity demand is a challenge utilities can't ignore, but subsidies aren't the solution
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AI's electricity demand is a challenge utilities can't ignore, but subsidies aren't the solution
Stefan Pastine is CEO of Thintronics, a semiconductor materials company. From my vantage point leading a semiconductor materials company, I see a growing tension between artificial intelligence and the power grid. The technology sector is expanding data centers at record...
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