Creation Of Center For Excellence In Nanoelectronics
Governor Pataki, flanked by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Republican Leader Joseph Bruno, announces creation of UAlbany Center for Excellence in Nanoelectronics. Senior Vice President and Group Executive, IBM Technology Group has pledged that IBM will contribute $100 million to the Center while Governor Pataki stated New York State will provide up to $50 million. The new Center is expected to bring in an additional $200 million over the next five years. The Center will create "the only university-based 300-millimeter computer wafer prototyping facility in the world." In addition to providing laboratory and clean room space, the Center will train a "state-of-the-art work-force development program at UAlbany..." involving collaboration with local community colleges."
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"Governor, IBM Announce $150 Million for University at Albany Center for Excellence in Nanoelectronics," University Update, May 3, 2001, pp. 1, 7