Space Forge is setting out to establish an initial semiconductor materials manufacturing and processing capability in the US, in cooperation with the Texas A&M University System, one of the largest higher education networks in the US. The agreement sets the framework for research collaboration, to be applied throughout the Texas A&M System thus establishing a research relationship that will be handled across all joint projects.
Space Forge is known for the semiconductor materials company that harnesses space for making semiconductor materials that can’t be made on Earth.
“This agreement is an important first step in establishing our manufacturing presence in the United States. The Texas A&M System gives us the infrastructure, the research strength and the talent to stand up our first US facility for semiconductor materials, and to do it in a state that has demonstrated with funding, how serious it is about both advancing semiconductors and space,” said Michelle Flemming, President at Space Forge.
Texas already has an established semiconductor and space ecosystem, with many of Space Forge’s current collaborators based in the state, including Intuitive Machines, Voyager and Starlab. Space Force has selected the Texas A&M University System for the strength of its existing semiconductor facilities and infrastructure, including cleanrooms, material processing and characterisation capabilities, alongside aligned research, access to a skilled local workforce and the major semiconductor projects planned across the region.
The collaboration will begin with terrestrial material growth, characterisation and processing, before expanding over the next 12 to 24 months to include joint research opportunities across the Texas A&M System.
