ForwardEdge ASIC Assessed “Awardable” for DARPA ERIS Marketplace
St. Paul, Minnesota — 22 July 2026 — ForwardEdge ASIC, a DMEA trusted supplier of microelectronics and ASIC design services, announced that it has achieved “awardable” status through DARPA Expedited Research Innovation System (ERIS) Marketplace.
ForwardEdge ASIC’s fully domestic workforce offers ASIC and FPGA design services and produces products that leverage their more than 25 years in the industry and 87% first pass silicon success rate to meet the stringent demands of the Defense Industrial Base (DIB).
“Being on the ERIS marketplace is a significant milestone for ForwardEdge ASIC,” said Bill Jenkins, Chief Revenue Officer. “It expands visibility of our innovative mission-focused solutions to a broader community of government, defense, and commercial stakeholders while accelerating opportunities for collaboration and technology transition.”
ForwardEdge ASIC video, 3D Stacked Data Converters and AI/Signal Processing ASIC, accessible only by government customers with a .mil email address on the DARPA ERIS Marketplace, presents an actual use case in which the company will build a 3D stack of a leading-edge data converter and DSP logic using UCIe 3D in package.
Government customers interested in viewing the video solution can create an ERIS Marketplace account at www.darpaconnect.us/eris.
About ForwardEdge ASIC
ForwardEdge ASIC is a U.S. based developer of high-performance application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) and system-on-chip (SoC) devices. The company provides trusted microelectronics solutions for mission-critical application in defense, aerospace and other high-reliability industries.
For more information or media requests, contact: info@forwardedgeasic.com
About the ERIS Marketplace
The DARPA ERIS Marketplace is a transformative digital platform designed to accelerate acquisition velocity and advance national security innovation. All 7-minute Awardable solutions housed in the Marketplace have been assessed via competitive procedures against a comprehensive scoring rubric and are readily available for selection, negotiation, and award by government customers with a Marketplace account. By streamlining the procurement process, the ERIS Marketplace empowers DoW organizations to rapidly develop or acquire disruptive technologies that address the evolving challenges of defense and security. Industry and academia are encouraged to showcase their innovative solutions, connecting directly with DARPA and other government customers seeking revolutionary research and technology.
Learn more at: www.darpaconnect.us/eris.