The New York semiconductor research site was picked up for $825 million
A semiconductor research facility in upstate New York has been selected as one of three national technology hubs and will receive up to $825 million in funding as part of a broader federal effort to enhance U.S. competitiveness in the industry.
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer made the announcement Thursday.
The Albany Nanotechnology Complex has been chosen by federal officials as the national headquarters for research into an advanced semiconductor technology called extreme ultraviolet lithography, or EUV. According to Schumer, the Democratic majority leader in the Senate, the lab will have the most advanced chipmaking machinery in the world and allow researchers from the semiconductor industry to collaborate with university partners. Surname.
“When you take the high-end research that will be done here and you can make the most advanced chips in the world, it ensures that our military we have the advantage. “It ensures our economy and our companies also have a competitive advantage,”
The National Semiconductor Technology Center’s ultraviolet accelerator is expected to begin operations next year. The contract for it originates from Science and CHIPS Act of 2022designed to create more high-tech jobs and help the United States compete with international rivals such as China. The Biden administration has set a target for the US to produce 20% of the world’s advanced chips.
The choice of the Albany lab also advances long-standing efforts by Schumer and other government officials to create upstate New York. a global hub research and production of semiconductors.
Gov. Kathy Hochul late last year announced a partnership with the semiconductor industry to fund construction of the EUV Center.
Biden administration announced in February that the government will provide $1.5 billion to computer chip company GlobalFoundries to expand domestic manufacturing operations north of Albany and Vermont. And in April, government announced an agreement to provide $6.1 billion in government support for Micron Technology manufactures advanced memory computer chips near Syracuse, New York; and in Boise, Idaho.
“This will make upstate New York a center for semiconductor research, not just for America but for the world,” Schumer said.
The Department of Commerce has not yet announced where the remaining two national technology centers will be.
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