Critical Minerals & Materials Accelerator — Topic 2: Semiconductor Material Refining
Connects research teams and institutions for Critical Minerals & Materials Accelerator: Semiconductor in materials science, semiconductors, and energy systems.
The Critical Minerals and Materials Accelerator (CMMA) is a Funding Opportunity Announcement issued by the DOE Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO) under the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). Topic 2 of the FY2026 CMMA FOA — designated DE-TA2-0003589, under parent notice DE-FOA-0003588 — funds novel processes to refine semiconductor-critical mater…
Processes to refine semiconductor-critical materials: gallium (Ga), germanium (Ge), and silicon carbide (SiC) — advancing domestic refining capacity for US semiconductor supply chains.
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