CyManII, UTSA to benefit from $285M Department of Commerce award

"UTSA is a strong advocate for growing domestic innovation in semiconductor manufacturing, fabrication and packaging. Working with the SMART USA Institute, we will continue to drive the U.S. economy forward," said UTSA President Taylor Eighmy.

CyManII, a Manufacturing USA Innovation Institute housed at UTSA, is focused on developing and deploying cybersecurity innovations to protect U.S. manufacturers from cyberthreats. The institute is laying the groundwork for a comprehensive integrated approach to cybersecurity. From a global perspective, a country that cyber-secures its manufacturing ecosystem is the country that will secure its economy.

During the formation of SMART USA, CyManII provided leadership on securing the Institute's digital twins and data, securing the supply chain with cyberphysical passports, and leveraging CyManII's extensive Education & Workforce Development program to enable SMART USA to scale its training platforms efficiently. In addition, CyManII's Secure Research and Development Infrastructure (SRDI) potentially provides SMART USA with a cybersecurity framework to secure the digital twins.

Its SRDI plays a critical role in transitioning best-in-class innovations onto the manufacturing floors of its partners and into critical domestic supply chains. The institute plans to accelerate the development and deployment of these secure innovations and to support SMART USA.

"We are all working toward this digital twin solution and the U.S. chip manufacturer's ability to innovate and apply different technologies for chip generation and validation," said Howard Grimes, CEO of CyManII. "We will upscale our SRDI technology to support SMART USA, the crown jewel in the digital chip environment."