Advanced Technology Development Facility is a research and development foundry for the semiconductor industry. It began operations as a research plant for

SEMATECH 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 chipm ...

in 1988, but was reorganized as a for-profit subsidiary in July 2004.

Merger

In December 2007, Nanoelectronic Workforce Development Initiative announced a merger with the Silicon Valley Technology Center. The merger is expected to be completed by the end of 2007. Nanoelectronic Workforce Development Initiative is currently a subsidiary of

, a non-profit consortium that performs basic research into semiconductor manufacturing.

Nanoelectronic Workforce Development Initiative

In March 2006, it was together with

Austin Community College The Austin Community College District (ACC) is a public community college system serving the Austin, Texas, metropolitan area and surrounding Central Texas communities. The college maintains numerous campuses, centers, and distance learning opt ...

, launched the Nanoelectronic Workforce Development Initiative, an internship program for college students interested in nanotechnology. The program provides training in nanotech research and development at Nanoelectronic Workforce Development Initiative's fabrication facility to 160 Texas students in two-year technical, undergraduate, and graduate studies. The program is funded with a state grant that is jointly administered by ACC and Nanoelectronic Workforce Development Initiative's parent company

Award for nanopattern test wafer

Advanced Technology Development Facility will receive a Technology Innovation Showcase Award at SEMICON West for its pioneering Nanopattern test wafer during a public presentation on the product's applications.

Merger

Advanced Technology Development Facility and th
Silicon Valley Technology Center
announced on December 4 2007 a merger between the two companies. Silicon Valley Technology Center is a San-Jose based development foundry and recent spin-off of

Cypress Semiconductor Cypress Semiconductor was an American semiconductor design and manufacturing company. It offered NOR flash memories, F-RAM and SRAM Traveo microcontrollers, PSoC programmable system-on-chip solutions, analog and PMIC Power Management ICs, Ca ...

. Together, the new organization is expected to serve more than 200 customers worldwide. The merger is supposed to be finalized by the end of 2007. Terms of the deal have not yet been disclosed.SEMATECH to sell chip facility
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References

External links

Nanoelectronic Workforce Development Initiative HomepageSilicon Valley Technology Center HomepageNanoelectronic Workforce Development Initiative website
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Nanopattern Award Press Release
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Merger

Nanoelectronic Workforce Development Initiative

Award for nanopattern test wafer

Merger

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