Northrop looks to pitch 'grain of rice' sized microchip commercially

Northrop looks to pitch 'grain of rice' sized microchip commercially

Northrop Grumman is planning on offering its new microchip, which CEO Kathy Warden described as "about the size of a grain of rice," to commercial markets as well as the Defense Department. The Fortitude microchip “uses patented technology to deliver up to three times the power and 20 times the signal quality of comparable solutions in the market today,” Warden said during the company’s third-quarter earnings call today. “It can replace dozens o…

Northrop sees growing commercial market for microelectronics products

“We could continue to solely invest in it ourselves with the support of our current shareholders. We could think about broadening that base of investments, or we could think ... about separating the business,” Northrop CEO Kathy Warden said.