U Albany And Rpi Win National Competition Along With Stanford, Mit And Georgia Tech To Be Re Designated As A National Interconnect Focus Center
2001 March 14
Governor Pataki announced that UAlbany and RPI have won a national competition along with Stanford, MIT, and Georgia Tech to be re-designated as a National Interconnect Focus Center. The designation is made by the Semiconductor Industry Association and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. New York State has agreed to fund the center with $5 million annually. The Focus-Center New York (FCNY) will be headquartered at CESTM. Funding for FCNY from industry is expected to be $45 million over three years. FCNY will work towards improving interconnects at the molecular level.
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Vinny Reda, "UAlbany and RPI Share High-Tech Research Award," University Update, March 22, 2001, pp. 1, 7