By Draper
Draper’s Advanced Packaging Facility (APF) provides a unique value proposition: an end-to-end, onshore, secure packaging facility specifically designed for customers who require trusted, high-performance, and radiation-tolerant solutions beyond the scale or risk tolerance of commercial megafoundries. Based in St. Petersburg, Fla., the APF is a Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA)-certified, trusted foundry manufacturing center currently serving customers across a broad spectrum, from component services to large-scale efforts like ACAT I and ACAT II programs. Draper’s menu-based service offerings are designed to provide discrete advanced packaging services on a rapid-turn basis, enabling customers to procure exactly the support they need without committing to a full-scale packaging engagement. These offerings are particularly attractive to universities, small businesses, government laboratories, and established defense primes who face either capacity shortages or the need for secure U.S.-based execution. Each service is delivered under the APF’s trusted manufacturing model, with the rigor of secure handling, process traceability, and compliance to defense standards.
