June 25 : Mining giant BHP-backed I-Pulse said on Thursday it had signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce for a $250 million award to advance its semiconductor and pulsed-power technology.The award from the department's CHIPS Research and Development Office is aimed at supporting U.S. semicon

The US Department of Commerce is investing $250 million in I-Pulse through the CHIPS Act for high-temperature semiconductor and pulsed-power R&D

The US Department of Commerce awarded $250M to Robert Friedland's I-Pulse through the CHIPS Act to advance pulsed power semiconductor R&D and domestic