July 14-15, 2026 @ NextFlex
Join a microelectronics industry-focused session on the Defense Patent Holiday initiative and learn how no-fee Commercial Evaluation Licenses can help companies assess, validate, and commercialize select technologies from defense laboratories.
Yesterday, government representatives, including The Honorable Dr. Joseph Jewell, gave insightful talks on how to take advantage of the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering (OUSW(R&E)) Defense Patent Holiday.
The discussions, demonstrations, and networking opportunities throughout Innovation Day reflected the collaborative spirit that has helped establish the United States as a global leader in advanced electronics manufacturing.
Dr. Dan Gamota, Executive Director of NextFlex and a member of the inaugural Fellows class, reflected on the significance of the recognition and the lasting impact it has had on previous recipients. Being named a NextFlex Fellow is both an honor and…
Today, hybrid electronics are delivering measurable impact across commercial and defense sectors, creating new opportunities for innovation, scalability, and supply chain resilience.
Skills-based education and hiring strategies are helping organizations build talent pipelines while transforming the way individuals build careers.
Starting summer 2025, before her senior year, Caroline Easley was hired by General Technical Services, LLC to work as a contractor to the Army Research Lab (ARL) in Adelphi, MD.
The ability to integrate electronics into flexible, lightweight, and conformal form factors is enabling systems that were previously difficult — or impossible — to achieve with conventional electronics.
NanoPrintek’s core focus is enabling dry, ink-free, multi-material printing using laser-based processes that directly generate and deposit materials without inks, solvents, or masks.
Khanjur is focused on manufacturing critical components based on shape memory alloy materials to enable the realization of high-performance, dual-use products.
NextFlex recently had the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Timothy White, Director of the U.S. Armys Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) Program, and his team for a tour of our Technology Hub and a discussion on Army modernization priorities and opportunities…
We are excited to announce that we will be launching a NextFlex podcast called Electronics at the Edge. Our new podcast series will spotlight the breakthroughs, collaborations, and real-world impact driving next-generation electronics innovation.
This year brought significant progress across our technical projects, manufacturing capabilities, and workforce programs.
Miniaturization and heterogeneous integration technologies are increasing the complexity of semiconductor packaging, making AI essential for optimizing design, manufacturing, and reliability.
NextFlex is taking up the development of an AI Roadmap for Hybrid Electronics, which will complement our annual roadmaps for hybrid electronics that are aligned to the Institutes 11 technical working groups (TWGs).
In this talk, Dr. Jiaojiao Li, Co-Founder & CPO of Object, introduced how Agentic AI tools can automate critical steps in R&D, from defect inspection and classification to critical dimension (CD) metrology, anomaly detection, experiment optimization…
At the webinar on October 29, we unpacked the key takeaways from the AI Workshop and shared how NextFlex is advancing AI adoption in hybrid electronics through upcoming initiatives and industry engagement.
NextFlex today announced the launch of a new Alabama Node. The Alabama Node will accelerate the commercialization of hybrid electronics by boosting innovation, technology transition, and adoption.
Recently, we had the pleasure of hosting a team from Los Alamos National Laboratory for an in-depth, hands-on training called NextFlex Workshop: Smarter Electronics which focuses on equipment and manufacturing processes that deliver electronics systems…
The development of additively manufactured electronics processes has made it possible to integrate safety features into automotive touch surfaces for assessing driver alertness and stress levels. While current touch surfaces in vehicles are primarily…
Last week, Stan Farnsworth, our Director of Business Development, attended the Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, AL. The SMD Symposium is the largest gathering of industry leaders, government officials, and technical experts who are…
In 2002, five years before the launch of the iPhone, Minority Report was released as a sci-fi thriller set in tech-drenched 2054. In the film, based on a 1956 Philip K. Dick novella, Tom Cruise plays a futuristic police chief working on a high-stakes…
