Rocket One Signs Agreement to Advance Nanomagnetic AI Chip Technology and Device Prototyping
Quarterly research objectives progress from material fabrication and characterization to switching studies and optimized nanoscale structures.
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Rocket One (Nasdaq: RKTO) signed a sponsored research agreement with Virginia Commonwealth University to advance its SKYMRAM magnetic memory technology.
The one-year program is scheduled to begin November 1, 2026, targeting proof of concept through switching of a soft magnetic layer. SKYMRAM uses skyrmions, nanoscale magnetic structures, for a proposed memory architecture. Work covers fabrication, materials development and device testing, with a Northwestern University subaward supporting materials research. The program is foundational research, not completed AI processors or validated system-level performance. Potential AI infrastructure, space and defense applications require further development and application-specific validation, including testing needed to establish radiation tolerance.
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Positive
- Moderate point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Signed VCU agreement establishes a one-year SKYMRAM research program scheduled to begin November 1, 2026.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Quarterly development objectives progress toward switching studies and optimized nanoscale structures to assess technical feasibility.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Northwestern University subaward supports thin-film growth, materials characterization and optimization.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Intellectual property option allows Rocket One to negotiate licenses arising from the project, subject to agreement terms.
Negative
- Minor pointFoundational research does not establish completed AI processors or validated system-level performance.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Potential applications require further development and application-specific validation, including testing needed to establish radiation tolerance.
News Explained
The signed research agreement gives Rocket One an option to negotiate licenses to project-generated intellectual property, subject to the agreement’s terms; it does not itself secure a license.
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Key Figures
- Research program duration
- One year
- Sponsored research agreement with VCU
- Program start
- November 1, 2026
- Scheduled start of the research program
- Target structure size
- Approximately 100 nanometers
- SKYMRAM nanoscale structures
Key Terms
nanoscale fabrication technical
thin-film growth technical
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SKYMRAM program targets next-generation semiconductor memory using spintronics and nanoscale fabrication, supporting Rocket One's strategy across AI infrastructure, space, and defense computing.
The agreement establishes a one-year research program scheduled to begin November 1, 2026. The work will focus on nanoscale fabrication, materials optimization, and device-level testing toward a critical proof-of-concept milestone: demonstrating switching of SKYMRAM's soft magnetic layer.
For Rocket One, the agreement establishes a defined experimental development program supporting its broader strategy to pursue advanced semiconductor technologies for AI infrastructure, space, and defense applications.
"Building the next generation of AI computing requires advances in the underlying hardware, including how information is stored and switched," said Robb Knie, Chief Executive Officer of Rocket One. "This agreement establishes a concrete development path for SKYMRAM, with fabrication, characterization and switching milestones designed to test the technology at the device level. Our goal is to build the technical foundation for future chip architectures serving AI infrastructure, space, and defense."
Advancing the Building Blocks of Future AI Chips
SKYMRAM research uses skyrmions—nanoscale magnetic structures—as the basis for a proposed magnetic memory architecture. The program will investigate the material structures and switching behavior needed to advance this approach toward future semiconductor applications.
The planned work includes:
- Nanoscale device fabrication: Patterning, etching, and characterizing magnetic material stacks designed to host skyrmions.
- Materials engineering: Developing and refining thin-film structures to support device testing.
- Switching studies: Investigating control of the soft magnetic layer, a central proof-of-concept objective.
- Device optimization: Refining structures to host skyrmions approximately 100 nanometers in size and pursuing reliable switching within the planned experimental framework.
VCU will lead the project under Principal Investigator Jayasimha Atulasimha. The agreement also provides for a Northwestern University subaward supporting thin-film growth, materials characterization and optimization, with feedback between materials development and device measurements.
A Defined Development Path for Advanced Semiconductor Technology
The program establishes quarterly objectives progressing from initial material-stack fabrication and characterization to switching studies and optimized nanoscale structures.
These experiments are intended to generate evidence needed to assess SKYMRAM's technical feasibility and guide subsequent development. The program represents foundational memory-device research supporting potential future AI chip architectures; it does not establish completed AI processors or validated system-level performance.
Rocket One views advanced magnetic memory as a potential component of its long-term computing strategy. Applications in AI infrastructure, space and defense would require further development and application-specific validation, including any testing needed to establish radiation tolerance.
The agreement also provides Rocket One with an option to negotiate licenses to intellectual property arising from the project, subject to its terms.
About Rocket One
Rocket One Inc. is a publicly traded technology company building a portfolio across artificial intelligence infrastructure, advanced semiconductor technologies, space and defense systems, and autonomous platforms. Rocket One is advancing licensed spintronic and nanomagnetic computing technologies for AI acceleration and radiation-tolerant computing, together with Swarm Stage AI, a drone-swarm threat-emulation and counter-UAS training platform. Tracer Drone Technologies, LLC (a Rocket One company) provides end-to-end drone solutions including hardware, software, FAA training, and technical support to help public safety, commercial, and enterprise organizations successfully deploy and maintain their aerial programs.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including, without limitation, statements regarding the Company's strategic repositioning, the development potential of the licensed technologies, the suitability of those technologies for orbital, defense, and other applications, anticipated future operations and market opportunities. You should not place reliance on these forward-looking statements, which include words such as "could," "believe," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "expect," "may," "continue," "predict," "potential," "project" or similar terms, variations of such terms, or the negative of those terms. There are a number of factors that could cause actual events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on the Company's current expectations and assumptions and are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation: the early-stage nature of the licensed technologies, which have not been fabricated as integrated devices, validated in space environments, or qualified for any commercial or government program, and the absence of any commercial product; the substantial additional capital the Company will require to fabricate, test, and qualify the licensed technologies, including for radiation tolerance and space deployment; the long development timelines associated with novel semiconductor and materials platforms; competition from larger, better-funded and well recognized companies in the semiconductor, AI hardware, space, and defense computing sectors; the Company's ability to recruit qualified leadership and technical personnel in nanomagnetic devices, semiconductor engineering, and aerospace systems; the Company's ability to comply with diligence milestones under the Virginia Commonwealth University license agreements, the failure of which could result in loss of license rights; intellectual property risks; export control and government contracting risks associated with defense and space applications; and the risks inherent in a strategic pivot. Additional risk factors are described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") including the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and the Company's other filings made with the SEC. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, the Company cannot guarantee such outcomes. The Company may not realize its expectations, and its beliefs may not prove correct. All such statements speak only as of the date made. Consequently, forward-looking statements should be regarded solely as the Company's current plans, estimates, and beliefs. Investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company cannot guarantee future results, events, levels of activity, performance, or achievements. The Company does not undertake and specifically declines any obligation to update, republish, or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, future events, or circumstances or to reflect the occurrences of unanticipated events, except as may be required by applicable law.
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When does Rocket One's SKYMRAM research program begin, and what is its main milestone?
The one-year program is scheduled to begin November 1, 2026, with a central proof-of-concept objective of demonstrating switching of SKYMRAM's soft magnetic layer. Virginia Commonwealth University will lead the research, with work spanning nanoscale fabrication, materials optimization and device-level testing.
What intellectual property rights does Rocket One's SKYMRAM agreement provide?
The agreement gives Rocket One an option to negotiate licenses to intellectual property arising from the project, subject to the agreement's terms.