Semiconductor supply chains span a complex network of design, fabrication, assembly and test, packaging, distribution, integration, and deployment. Establishing confidence in the origin, identity, history, and movement of semiconductor products requires the ability to connect relevant events, information, and evidence across that ecosystem.

NIST is working with industry, government, academia, and standards organizations to advance practical approaches to semiconductor traceability and provenance. This effort brings together several activities and industry engagements that have identified common needs, technical gaps, and opportunities for collaboration.

The December 8 workshop is the next step in this continuing effort. It will bring together a select group of leaders from across the semiconductor ecosystem to move from previously identified needs toward an industry-informed starting point for implementation. The objective is to develop the initial structure and key elements of industry-wide guidance on semiconductor traceability and provenance.

The workshop will focus on a fundamental question: what data, artifacts, and evidence can be generated, captured, and shared to establish traceability and substantiate an assertion of semiconductor provenance?

Participants will examine the events and information generated across the semiconductor lifecycle and identify:

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  • Data elements and supply-chain events needed to support traceability.
  • Artifacts and evidence that can substantiate provenance.
  • Information that can realistically be shared across organizational boundaries.
  • Common identifiers, definitions, relationships, and formats needed to connect information.
  • Technical, operational, commercial, and security considerations that may affect information sharing.
  • Opportunities for interoperability, standards, and scalable implementation.

The desired outcome is more than an outline for guidance. It is an initial set of data elements, evidence types, artifacts, and concepts for information sharing that can provide a practical foundation for subsequent NIST guidance, standards development, and industry implementation.

The workshop will include presentations from across the semiconductor ecosystem followed by focused working sessions designed to turn industry perspectives into tangible outputs.

A Convergence of Prior Industry Work

The December 8 workshop builds on a body of NIST and industry engagement:

In February 2024, the CHIPS R&D Semiconductor Supply Chain Trust and Assurance Data Standards Workshop brought together more than 250 technical experts to identify data standards priorities and action plans. Participants highlighted, among other priorities, the need for semantic definitions and standards that support traceability and provenance, more precise and scalable traceability methods and identifiers, and a common framework that outlines essential data elements and tracing methodologies. The session also emphasized a critical balance: exchanging vital information while protecting the underlying data. The resulting NIST CHIPS 1400-3 report captures these priorities and provides an important foundation for the current effort.

In April 2025, NIST convened the Trust and Provenance in the Semiconductor Supply Chain Workshop to further examine the drivers, needs, methods, and processes for establishing trust and provenance across the semiconductor supply chain. Discussions addressed existing solutions, adoption challenges, priority stages in the supply chain, collaboration, and a roadmap for future activities.

In January 2026, NIST hosted the Semiconductor Traceability and Provenance Workshop, bringing together technical leaders from semiconductor companies, hyperscalers, automotive companies, government, academia, and industry bodies like SEMI and USPAE. The workshop focused on practical challenges and opportunities for implementing traceability, including existing solutions, adoption barriers, pilot use cases, public-private collaboration, and standards development.

Together, these activities provide the foundation for the next phase, which involves translating identified needs, technical concepts, and industry perspectives into actionable constructs for traceability and provenance.

Trust and Provenance in the Semiconductor Supply Chain Workshop (April 2025)

Semiconductor Traceability and Provenance Workshop (January 2026)

https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/CHIPS/NIST.CHIPS.1400-3.pdf

IR 8536, Supply Chain Traceability: Manufacturing Meta-Framework | CSRC

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