Everspin manufacturing facilities will continue to be used for U.S. domestic production of MRAM wafers and devices for aerospace and defense industries.

CHANDLER, Ariz.—Everspin Technologies, Inc., reported that it was awarded $14.55 million to develop a long-term plan to provide manufacturing services for the aerospace and defense segments. Everspin is a developer and on-shore manufacturer of magneto-resistive random access memory (MRAM), including persistent (PERSYST) MRAM products.

Under the award, Everspin will provide a plan to mitigate risks to its MRAM manufacturing supply chain. Its PERSYST MRAM manufacturing facilities will continue to be used for U.S. domestic production of MRAM wafers and devices for aerospace and defense industries, according to a release from Everspin.

The company’s MRAM manufacturing line in Chandler will continue to support current and future U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) strategic and commercial space system requirements, the company said in the release.

“Everspin is pleased to provide continuous on-shore MRAM capability to its aerospace and defense customers,” said Sanjeev Aggarwal, president and CEO of Everspin Technologies, in a statement. “Our MRAM manufacturing technology and integration is front-end CMOS agnostic, allowing our customers and Everspin to source the optimal CMOS wafers from a fab of choice.”

Everspin Technologies said in the release that it delivers robust, highest-performance, non-volatile memory for industrial IoT, data centers, and other mission-critical applications where data persistence is paramount.