Aeluma Joins the Midwest Microelectronics Consortium (MMEC) to Accelerate Pathway to Defense and Commercial Markets
Aeluma (NASDAQ: ALMU) announced on November 18, 2025 that it joined the Midwest Microelectronics Consortium (MMEC), a Department of Defense Microelectronics Commons Program hub.
The company said the membership expands its industry presence beyond the California DREAMS Hub and aims to accelerate transition of its scalable semiconductor photonics manufacturing platform into defense and commercial markets, including AI hardware, electronic warfare, quantum, and infrared sensors.
The move is presented as a strategic collaboration to work with MMEC members and U.S. government agency partners to speed deployment and strengthen the domestic microelectronics manufacturing ecosystem.
Aeluma (NASDAQ: ALMU) ha annunciato il 18 novembre 2025 di aver aderito al Midwest Microelectronics Consortium (MMEC), un hub del Department of Defense Microelectronics Commons Program.
L'azienda ha dichiarato che l'adesione amplia la sua presenza nel settore oltre l'California DREAMS Hub e mira ad accelerare la transizione della sua piattaforma di produzione fotonica di semiconduttori scalabile nel mercato della difesa e commerciale, inclusi hardware IA, guerra elettronica, quantistico e sensori infrarossi.
La mossa è presentata come una collaborazione strategica per lavorare con i membri MMEC e partner delle agenzie governative statunitensi per accelerare la diffusione e rafforzare l'ecosistema domestico di fabbricazione microelettronica.
Aeluma (NASDAQ: ALMU) anunció el 18 de noviembre de 2025 que se unió al Midwest Microelectronics Consortium (MMEC), un hub del programa Microelectronics Commons del Departamento de Defensa.
La compañía dijo que la membresía amplía su presencia en la industria más allá del California DREAMS Hub y apunta a acelerar la transición de su plataforma de fabricación fotónica de semiconductores escalable hacia los mercados de defensa y comerciales, incluidos hardware de IA, guerra electrónica, cuántico y sensores infrarrojos.
La medida se presenta como una colaboración estratégica para trabajar con los miembros de MMEC y socios de agencias gubernamentales de EE. UU. para acelerar el despliegue y fortalecer el ecosistema nacional de manufactura de microelectrónica.
Aeluma (NASDAQ: ALMU)는 2025년 11월 18일에 국방부 마이크로일렉트로닉스 커먼즈 프로그램 허브인 Midwest Microelectronics Consortium (MMEC)에 합류했다고 발표했습니다.
회사는 멤버십이 California DREAMS Hub를 넘어 업계 입지를 확장하고 확장 가능한 반도체 포토닉스 제조 플랫폼의 국방 및 상용 시장으로의 전환을 가속화하는 것을 목표로 한다고 말했습니다. 여기에는 AI 하드웨어, 전자전, 양자 및 적외선 센서가 포함됩니다.
이 조치는 MMEC 구성원 및 미국 정부 기관 파트너와 협력하여 배치를 가속하고 국내 마이크로일렉트로닉스 제조 생태계를 강화하기 위한 전략적 협력으로 제시됩니다.
Aeluma (NASDAQ: ALMU) a annoncé le 18 novembre 2025 avoir rejoint le Midwest Microelectronics Consortium (MMEC), un hub du programme Microelectronics Commons du DoD.
L’entreprise a indiqué que cette adhésion étend sa présence dans l’industrie au-delà du California DREAMS Hub et vise à accélérer la transition de sa plateforme de fabrication photonique de semiconducteurs évolutive vers les marchés de la défense et commerciaux, y compris le matériel IA, la guerre électronique, le quantique et les capteurs infrarouges.
Cette initiative est présentée comme une collaboration stratégique pour travailler avec les membres de MMEC et les partenaires des agences gouvernementales américaines afin d’accélérer le déploiement et de renforcer l’écosystème national de fabrication de microélectronique.
Aeluma (NASDAQ: ALMU) gab am 18. November 2025 bekannt, dass es dem Midwest Microelectronics Consortium (MMEC) beigetreten ist, einem Hub des Department of Defense Microelectronics Commons Program.
Das Unternehmen sagte, dass die Mitgliedschaft seine Branchenpräsenz über das California DREAMS Hub hinaus erweitert und darauf abzielt, die Transition seiner skalierbaren Halbleiter-Photonik-Fertigungsplattform in Verteidigungs- und kommerzielle Märkte zu beschleunigen, einschließlich KI-Hardware, Elektronikkrieg, Quantencomputing und Infrarotsensoren.
Die Bewegung wird als strategische Zusammenarbeit vorgestellt, um mit MMEC-Mitgliedern und Partnern US-Regierungsbehörden zusammenzuarbeiten, um die Einführung zu beschleunigen und das heimische Mikroelektronik-Herstellungsökosystem zu stärken.
Aeluma (NASDAQ: ALMU) أعلنت في 18 نوفمبر 2025 انضمامها إلى Midwest Microelectronics Consortium (MMEC)، محور برنامج Department of Defense Microelectronics Commons.
وقالت الشركة إن العضوية توسع حضورها الصناعي إلى ما وراء California DREAMS Hub وتهدف إلى تسريع انتقال منصة تصنيع فوتونيكس أشباه الموصلات القابلة للتوسع إلى أسواق الدفاع والتجارية، بما في ذلك معدات الذكاء الاصطناعي، الحرب الإلكترونية، الكمّ، وأجهزة الاستشعار بالأشعة تحت الحمراء.
وتُقدِّم الخطوة كمثال على تعاون استراتيجي للعمل مع أعضاء MMEC وشركاء الوكالات الحكومية الأمريكية لتسريع النشر وتعزيز منظومة تصنيع الميكروإلكترونيات المحلية في الولايات المتحدة.
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Advancing U.S. Microelectronics Leadership Through Strategic Collaboration
GOLETA, Calif., Nov. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aeluma, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALMU), a semiconductor company specializing in high-performance, scalable technologies for mobile, AI, defense and aerospace, robotics, automotive, AR/VR, and quantum computing, today announced that it has joined the Midwest Microelectronics Consortium (MMEC), a leading hub of microelectronics innovation and technology transition for the Department of Defense (DoD) Microelectronics Commons Program.
“Aeluma was a founding affiliate member of the California DREAMS Hub, and now expands its industry presence with the MMEC Hub membership,” said Jonathan Klamkin, Ph.D., Founder and CEO of Aeluma. “Our scalable semiconductor photonics manufacturing platform addresses the needs in multiple key DoD areas including AI Hardware, Electronic Warfare, Quantum, and Infrared Sensors. Building on our momentum with U.S. Government agency partners, we look forward to working with other MMEC members to accelerate deployment of disruptive technology at the forefront of American innovation.”
The MMEC is one of the Hubs that form the Microelectronics Commons, which is a national network of prototyping and innovation hubs aimed at transitioning critical technologies from laboratories to domestic microelectronics manufacturers. These themes are synergistic with Aeluma’s core principles, to address key technology challenges and enhance the U.S. semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem.
About Aeluma
Aeluma (NASDAQ: ALMU) is a transformative semiconductor company specializing in high-
performance photonic and electronic technologies that scale. The company’s proprietary platform combines compound semiconductors with scalable manufacturing used for mass market microelectronics to enable volume production and large-scale integration. Applications for Aeluma’s technology include mobile, AI, defense and aerospace, robotics, automotive, AR/VR, and quantum. Headquartered in Goleta, California, Aeluma operates state-of-the-art R&D and manufacturing capabilities for semiconductor wafer production, quick-turn chip fabrication, rapid prototyping, test and validation. Aeluma also partners with production-scale fabrication foundries, packaging, and integration companies. For more information, visit www.aeluma.com.
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