WEBVTT 00:00.460 --> 00:02.710 Thank you to Doctor Shenoy first for 00:02.720 --> 00:06.190 the introduction and thanks to all of 00:06.199 --> 00:08.369 you uh in the defense research and 00:08.380 --> 00:10.547 engineering enterprise for what you do 00:10.547 --> 00:14.289 every day to lead us . It's a privilege 00:14.300 --> 00:16.411 for me to be with all of you for this 00:16.411 --> 00:18.022 second annual meeting of the 00:18.022 --> 00:20.479 microelectronics Commons . And it's 00:20.489 --> 00:23.209 remarkable to see how much this 00:23.219 --> 00:25.809 community has flourished in just the 00:25.819 --> 00:28.790 past year . Now , I won't bother 00:28.799 --> 00:30.688 preaching to this choir about why 00:30.688 --> 00:33.430 semiconductors matter whether you found 00:33.439 --> 00:36.110 religion lately or long ago , you're 00:36.119 --> 00:40.029 all here because you get it yet , even 00:40.040 --> 00:42.869 people who can fully grasp how chips 00:42.880 --> 00:46.349 enable our phones , fridges , cars , 00:46.360 --> 00:48.430 and so much of what's essential to 00:48.439 --> 00:51.060 modern life , even scientists and 00:51.069 --> 00:53.130 technologists who are steeped in the 00:53.139 --> 00:55.909 intricacies of how they're made . Even 00:55.919 --> 00:59.069 they may not always consider why chips 00:59.080 --> 01:00.858 might be so important to the US 01:00.858 --> 01:03.799 Department of Defense . But over at the 01:03.810 --> 01:06.169 Pentagon , we think about that all the 01:06.180 --> 01:09.809 time because microelectronics are 01:09.819 --> 01:11.800 fundamental to the operation of 01:11.809 --> 01:14.489 virtually every military system , 01:15.220 --> 01:18.989 ships , planes , tanks , long 01:19.000 --> 01:21.849 range munitions , communication gear , 01:22.050 --> 01:24.919 satellites , sensors and more 01:25.800 --> 01:28.319 every day . From the Indo Pacific to 01:28.330 --> 01:30.552 the North Atlantic , to the Middle East 01:30.552 --> 01:33.639 and beyond . From the ocean floor to 01:33.650 --> 01:37.449 outer space to cyberspace . As American 01:37.459 --> 01:40.500 war fighters stand the watch , they 01:40.510 --> 01:43.080 depend on ships to help them defend our 01:43.089 --> 01:45.779 country , our allies and partners and 01:45.790 --> 01:49.279 our interests . Microelectronics are at 01:49.290 --> 01:51.669 the heart of practically everything . 01:51.680 --> 01:54.190 You can imagine us troops using 01:54.680 --> 01:58.230 radios , radar , night vision goggles , 01:58.239 --> 02:01.040 GPS , battle networks , 02:01.440 --> 02:04.269 avionics that enable dagger shaped 02:04.279 --> 02:08.179 stealth bombers to fly . Wi Fi 02:08.988 --> 02:11.699 America's vibrant innovation ecosystem 02:11.708 --> 02:14.438 made it all possible through 02:14.449 --> 02:17.039 collaboration . Going back decades 02:17.048 --> 02:20.589 across government academia and industry 02:20.598 --> 02:23.098 encompassing businesses , large and 02:23.108 --> 02:27.039 small . You are the heirs to that 02:27.050 --> 02:30.720 legacy . And as our nation has embarked 02:30.729 --> 02:34.479 on a quest to reignite us leadership in 02:34.490 --> 02:37.119 not only chip research and design but 02:37.130 --> 02:39.830 also prototyping , manufacturing and 02:39.839 --> 02:43.039 production at scale . You are cementing 02:43.050 --> 02:46.710 your own legacy and you've already 02:46.720 --> 02:50.550 done a lot . One year ago , shortly 02:50.559 --> 02:52.170 after we announced the first 02:52.170 --> 02:55.059 Microelectronics Commons Awards , we 02:55.070 --> 02:58.750 had more than 360 distinct member 02:58.759 --> 03:02.710 organizations located across 35 states , 03:02.720 --> 03:04.720 the district of Columbia and Puerto 03:04.720 --> 03:07.279 Rico . We thought that was pretty 03:07.289 --> 03:10.860 impressive . But as of today , the 03:10.869 --> 03:13.809 Commons boasts over 1200 member 03:13.820 --> 03:16.580 organizations , meaning this community 03:16.589 --> 03:19.919 has more than tripled in size in just 03:19.929 --> 03:23.339 12 months . Now , that's really 03:23.350 --> 03:25.750 impressive . And with that growth , our 03:25.759 --> 03:28.339 reach has expanded to even more states 03:28.350 --> 03:31.289 like Arkansas , Maine , Nevada and 03:31.300 --> 03:35.009 Wisconsin . One year ago , 03:35.020 --> 03:38.610 we'd already awarded nearly $240 03:38.619 --> 03:40.990 million to stand up eight regional 03:41.000 --> 03:43.869 innovation hubs reflecting the talent 03:43.880 --> 03:46.529 and ingenuity resident all over the 03:46.539 --> 03:48.710 country . And that was just the 03:48.720 --> 03:51.710 beginning because as of today , we've 03:51.720 --> 03:55.020 awarded nearly $700 million toward this 03:55.029 --> 03:57.369 endeavor's goal of bridging the 03:57.380 --> 04:00.910 microelectronics gap from lab to fab 04:01.169 --> 04:04.029 that infamous valley of death between 04:04.039 --> 04:06.372 research and development and production . 04:07.940 --> 04:10.051 Not only does that number include the 04:10.051 --> 04:12.300 latest round of nearly three dozen 04:12.309 --> 04:14.309 project awards announced just a few 04:14.309 --> 04:17.010 weeks ago , it also represents a 04:17.019 --> 04:20.279 tripling of our total investment and 04:20.290 --> 04:23.929 there will be more to come . The 04:23.940 --> 04:26.779 Chips and Science Act is a once in a 04:26.790 --> 04:30.269 generation investment in America itself . 04:30.279 --> 04:32.540 As President Biden said when he signed 04:32.549 --> 04:36.100 it into law , chips was a bipartisan 04:36.109 --> 04:38.989 victory for us national security and 04:39.000 --> 04:42.049 economic security . A win that will 04:42.059 --> 04:44.750 echo through history for years to come . 04:45.600 --> 04:49.000 It proved that we can still do big 04:49.010 --> 04:51.660 things that our best days are still 04:51.670 --> 04:54.339 ahead , sparking programs and 04:54.350 --> 04:56.350 initiatives across the Biden Harris 04:56.350 --> 04:58.017 Administration and across the 04:58.017 --> 05:00.299 Department of Defense where we work 05:00.309 --> 05:02.531 closely with the Department of Commerce 05:02.531 --> 05:04.753 and many other interagency . Colleagues 05:04.753 --> 05:07.869 on Chip's implementation , the Chips 05:07.880 --> 05:11.070 Act made clear to America and the world 05:11.079 --> 05:13.809 that the US government is united in its 05:13.820 --> 05:15.598 commitment to ensuring that our 05:15.600 --> 05:18.320 industrial and scientific powerhouses 05:18.359 --> 05:20.829 can deliver what we need to secure the 05:20.839 --> 05:24.470 future and we're united beyond the US 05:24.480 --> 05:27.070 government take industry 05:28.230 --> 05:30.589 right now . We're living through an era 05:30.600 --> 05:32.790 in which a new generation of defense 05:32.799 --> 05:35.339 tech start ups and scale ups is 05:35.350 --> 05:38.029 disrupting America's defense industrial 05:38.040 --> 05:40.929 base that's welcomed because 05:40.940 --> 05:43.260 competition is good for the taxpayer 05:43.269 --> 05:46.089 and good for the warfighter . So you 05:46.100 --> 05:48.309 might expect to see the newcomers and 05:48.320 --> 05:50.829 the mainstays always eyeing each other 05:50.839 --> 05:53.399 warily , contesting whose products are 05:53.410 --> 05:55.820 better and rarely collaborating or 05:55.829 --> 05:59.369 finding common cause yet . That's not 05:59.380 --> 06:01.670 the case with our regional innovation 06:01.679 --> 06:04.160 hubs in the northeast , Midwest and 06:04.170 --> 06:07.459 Southwest . They've given a home to 06:07.470 --> 06:09.750 both traditional prime such as Lockheed 06:09.760 --> 06:13.529 Martin , Northrop Grumman and RT X and 06:13.540 --> 06:15.809 newer venture backed companies like 06:15.829 --> 06:19.399 Andre Epirus and Tags . Why ? 06:19.750 --> 06:23.269 Because chips bring America together or 06:23.279 --> 06:26.510 take academia right now in the midst of 06:26.519 --> 06:28.575 college football season , fans might 06:28.575 --> 06:30.970 expect the likes of Purdue , Notre Dame , 06:30.980 --> 06:33.820 Michigan and Illinois uh Urbana 06:33.880 --> 06:36.102 Champagne to be at each other's throats 06:36.102 --> 06:40.089 well into January . But at the silicon 06:40.100 --> 06:42.910 crossroads hub , all four of those 06:42.920 --> 06:44.864 universities are benefiting from a 06:44.864 --> 06:46.989 trusted environment that's fostering 06:47.000 --> 06:49.589 collaborative innovation , creating a 06:49.600 --> 06:51.890 unified research and prototyping 06:51.899 --> 06:54.149 capability where they're accelerating 06:54.160 --> 06:56.769 their unique nanofabrication and test 06:56.779 --> 06:59.429 facilities for industry to access . 07:00.820 --> 07:03.042 And you could even say that the Midwest 07:03.042 --> 07:05.399 Microelectronics Consortium hub is like 07:05.410 --> 07:07.188 the big 10 conference . But for 07:07.188 --> 07:10.160 semiconductors , it's now the largest 07:10.170 --> 07:14.119 hub with over 360 members nationwide 07:14.230 --> 07:16.600 hailing from every time zone in the 07:16.609 --> 07:19.130 continental United States , Pacific 07:19.140 --> 07:21.559 Mountain , Central and eastern . 07:21.809 --> 07:24.559 There's even one hub member in Hawaii . 07:25.279 --> 07:28.179 Why ? Because chips bring America 07:28.190 --> 07:31.190 together look no further than the 07:31.200 --> 07:33.429 defense ready electronics and micro 07:33.480 --> 07:36.350 devices super hub which recently began 07:36.359 --> 07:39.230 processing its first outside customer 07:39.239 --> 07:42.799 orders with the nickname California 07:42.809 --> 07:45.260 Dreams . It has members from Pasadena , 07:45.269 --> 07:48.440 L A , San Diego and Santa Barbara , but 07:48.450 --> 07:50.506 it also has members from Baltimore , 07:50.506 --> 07:52.839 Maryland , Greensboro , North Carolina 07:52.929 --> 07:56.070 and Fort Worth Texas . Like I said , 07:56.130 --> 07:59.779 chips brings America together and this 07:59.790 --> 08:02.040 work is expanding opportunity as it 08:02.049 --> 08:04.709 does . So broadening the number of 08:04.720 --> 08:06.850 people and places that support our 08:06.859 --> 08:08.970 growing national semiconductor 08:08.980 --> 08:11.769 ecosystems , building the workforce 08:11.779 --> 08:14.890 pools and talent pipelines that America 08:14.899 --> 08:17.809 needs to stay ahead and bringing new 08:17.820 --> 08:20.459 hotbeds of local innovation into the 08:20.470 --> 08:24.429 fold . That's you , you're doing 08:24.440 --> 08:27.660 this at hubs in Massachusetts and New 08:27.670 --> 08:30.589 York . You're helping prepare military 08:30.600 --> 08:32.369 veterans for careers in 08:32.380 --> 08:35.590 microelectronics . And you're also 08:35.599 --> 08:37.710 reaching talent at Historically Black 08:37.710 --> 08:40.090 Colleges and Universities like Morgan 08:40.099 --> 08:42.320 State University and North Carolina A 08:42.330 --> 08:45.000 and T advancing areas like 08:45.010 --> 08:47.890 electromagnetic warfare , five G and 08:47.900 --> 08:50.719 six G , wireless and commercial leap 08:50.729 --> 08:54.690 ahead technologies across the 08:54.700 --> 08:57.210 country . This network of hubs now 08:57.219 --> 09:00.330 represents a committed community of 09:00.340 --> 09:02.700 innovators , transition owners , 09:02.710 --> 09:05.429 academic leaders , defense industry , 09:05.440 --> 09:07.539 stakeholders , government program 09:07.549 --> 09:09.729 managers and prototyping and 09:09.739 --> 09:12.260 manufacturing facilities that are 09:12.270 --> 09:15.090 together accelerating microelectronics 09:15.099 --> 09:18.090 development and production all to meet 09:18.099 --> 09:21.409 dod S needs and many with dual use 09:21.419 --> 09:24.989 applications . It's been exciting to 09:25.000 --> 09:27.222 see our vision for the microelectronics 09:27.222 --> 09:29.809 commons become a reality over the last 09:29.820 --> 09:32.042 year . And we're looking forward to the 09:32.042 --> 09:34.264 progress that we'll see in the years to 09:34.264 --> 09:37.080 come as the hubs continue to evolve 09:37.090 --> 09:39.390 their operational models , as new 09:39.400 --> 09:42.590 projects get awarded and funded and as 09:42.599 --> 09:44.869 our investments deliver for the war 09:44.880 --> 09:46.979 fighter at greater speed and scale 09:47.919 --> 09:51.520 together . You exemplify what America 09:51.530 --> 09:54.309 can do when we're faced with a pressing 09:54.320 --> 09:56.979 challenge , you're showing the world 09:56.989 --> 09:58.739 and especially our strategic 09:58.750 --> 10:02.119 competitors , what we're capable of and 10:02.130 --> 10:04.640 I know you won't let us down . Thank 10:04.650 --> 10:04.979 you .