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==History==
==History==
SEMATECH was conceived in 1986, formed in 1987, and began operating in 1988<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130111145716/http://www.sematech.org/corporate/history.htm |title=SEMATECH: History |publisher=Web.archive.org |date=2013-01-11 |accessdate=2015-03-07}}</ref> as a partnership between the United States government and 14 U.S.-based semiconductor manufacturers to solve common manufacturing problems and regain competitiveness for the U.S. [[semiconductor industry]] that had been surpassed by Japanese industry in the mid-1980s.<ref name="mou">{{cite web|url=http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/Science_and_Technology/DARPA/10_F_0709Memorandum_ofUnderstandingSEMATECH.pdf |format=PDF |title=Memorandum of Understanding : SEMATECH |publisher=Dod.mil |accessdate=2015-03-07}}</ref> SEMATECH was funded over five years by public subsidies coming from the [[U.S. Department of Defense]] via the [[Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency]] (DARPA) for a total of $500 million.
SEMATECH was conceived in 1986, formed in 1987, and began operating in 1988<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://www.sematech.org/corporate/history.htm |title=SEMATECH: History |publisher=Web.archive.org |date=2013-01-11 |accessdate=2015-03-07 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20130702191328/http://www.sematech.org/corporate/history.htm |archivedate=July 2, 2013 }}</ref> as a partnership between the United States government and 14 U.S.-based semiconductor manufacturers to solve common manufacturing problems and regain competitiveness for the U.S. [[semiconductor industry]] that had been surpassed by Japanese industry in the mid-1980s.<ref name="mou">{{cite web|url=http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/Science_and_Technology/DARPA/10_F_0709Memorandum_ofUnderstandingSEMATECH.pdf |format=PDF |title=Memorandum of Understanding : SEMATECH |publisher=Dod.mil |accessdate=2015-03-07}}</ref> SEMATECH was funded over five years by public subsidies coming from the [[U.S. Department of Defense]] via the [[Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency]] (DARPA) for a total of $500 million.


Following a determination by SEMATECH Board of Directors to eliminate matching funds from the U.S. government after 1996,<ref name="history" /><ref name="mou" /> the organization's focus shifted from the U.S. semiconductor industry to the larger international semiconductor industry, abandoning the initial U.S. government-initiative. Its members represent about half of the worldwide chip market.
Following a determination by SEMATECH Board of Directors to eliminate matching funds from the U.S. government after 1996,<ref name="history" /><ref name="mou" /> the organization's focus shifted from the U.S. semiconductor industry to the larger international semiconductor industry, abandoning the initial U.S. government-initiative. Its members represent about half of the worldwide chip market.

Revision as of 13:23, 13 January 2016

SEMATECH
Company typeJoint venture
IndustrySemiconductor, Manufacturing
GenreConsortium
Founded1987
HeadquartersAlbany New York, United States
Key people
Ronald Goldblatt, President and CEO
Websitewww.sematech.org

SEMATECH (from Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology) is a not-for-profit consortium that performs research and development to advance chip manufacturing. SEMATECH has broad engagement with various sectors of the R&D community, including chipmakers, equipment and material suppliers, universities, research institutes, and government partners. The group is funded by member dues.

History

SEMATECH was conceived in 1986, formed in 1987, and began operating in 1988[1] as a partnership between the United States government and 14 U.S.-based semiconductor manufacturers to solve common manufacturing problems and regain competitiveness for the U.S. semiconductor industry that had been surpassed by Japanese industry in the mid-1980s.[2] SEMATECH was funded over five years by public subsidies coming from the U.S. Department of Defense via the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for a total of $500 million.

Following a determination by SEMATECH Board of Directors to eliminate matching funds from the U.S. government after 1996,[1][2] the organization's focus shifted from the U.S. semiconductor industry to the larger international semiconductor industry, abandoning the initial U.S. government-initiative. Its members represent about half of the worldwide chip market.

Technology focus

SEMATECH conducts research on the technical challenges and costs associated with developing new materials, processes, and equipment for semiconductor manufacturing. Advanced technology programs focus on EUV lithography including photomask blank and photoresist development, materials and emerging technologies for device structures, metrology, manufacturing, and environment and safety issues.

College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE)

In January 2003[3] SEMATECH and the University at Albany – State University of New York – established a major partnership to commercialize advanced semiconductor, nanotechnology and other emerging technologies.

Through its government-university-industry partnership with the State of New York and the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) of the University at Albany, SEMATECH is conducting programs in lithography and metrology at CNSE’s Albany NanoTech Complex.

In 2010,[4] SEMATECH expanded its cooperation with CNSE with the announcement that the ISMI would relocate its headquarters and operations to CNSE's Albany NanoTech Complex beginning in January 2011.

With over $6.5 billion in high-tech investments, CNSE's 800,000-square-foot (74,000 m2) Albany NanoTech Complex features the only fully integrated, 300 mm wafer, computer chip pilot prototyping and demonstration line within 80,000 square feet (7,400 m2) of Class 1 capable cleanrooms.[5]

Location

SEMATECH has access to laboratories and development fabs in Albany, New York and Austin, Texas. Its headquarters are at CNSE in Albany.

Industry participation

SEMATECH hosts a variety of worldwide conferences, symposiums, and workshops (e.g., Litho Forum, Manufacturing Week) and delivers papers, presentations, and joint reports at major industry conferences (SPIE, IEDM, SEMICON West).

References

  1. ^ a b "SEMATECH: History". Web.archive.org. 2013-01-11. Archived from the original on July 2, 2013. Retrieved 2015-03-07. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b "Memorandum of Understanding : SEMATECH" (PDF). Dod.mil. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  3. ^ "History". Cnse.albany.edu. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  4. ^ [1][dead link]
  5. ^ [2][dead link]
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