Semiconductor Research Corporation
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Celebrating 29 years of collaborative research for the semiconductor industry, Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) is the world's leading technology research consortium. A non-profit founded in 1982 and based in North Carolina
, USA
, SRC networks with member companies and university research programs spanning the globe, playing an indispensable part in the R&D strategies of the industry's most influential entities. SRC-sponsored university research is of the highest caliber and creates knowledge breakthroughs that will invent the industries of tomorrow.
SRC defines industry needs, invests in and manages the research that gives its members a competitive advantage in the dynamic global marketplace. Members of SRC programs have invested millions of dollars in cutting-edge semiconductor research supporting thousands of elite students and hundreds of faculty members at scores of universities worldwide. The diverse programs engage and challenge the most talented students in science, engineering and technology. While SRC graduates possess a definitive advantage over their peers, SRC member companies and funding organizations secure access to the industry's next big thing — and to big and small innovations still waiting to be discovered.
SRC comprises a few programs:
Awarded the National Medal of Technology
, America’s highest recognition for contributions to technology, SRC expands the industry knowledge base and attracts premier students to help innovate and transfer semiconductor technology to the commercial industry.
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
, USA
United States
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, SRC networks with member companies and university research programs spanning the globe, playing an indispensable part in the R&D strategies of the industry's most influential entities. SRC-sponsored university research is of the highest caliber and creates knowledge breakthroughs that will invent the industries of tomorrow.
SRC defines industry needs, invests in and manages the research that gives its members a competitive advantage in the dynamic global marketplace. Members of SRC programs have invested millions of dollars in cutting-edge semiconductor research supporting thousands of elite students and hundreds of faculty members at scores of universities worldwide. The diverse programs engage and challenge the most talented students in science, engineering and technology. While SRC graduates possess a definitive advantage over their peers, SRC member companies and funding organizations secure access to the industry's next big thing — and to big and small innovations still waiting to be discovered.
SRC comprises a few programs:
- Global Research Collaboration (GRC) drives near-term materials, interconnect, devices, design, and tools progress.
- Focus Center Research Programs (FCRP) supports future generations of ICIntegrated circuitAn integrated circuit or monolithic integrated circuit is an electronic circuit manufactured by the patterned diffusion of trace elements into the surface of a thin substrate of semiconductor material...
requirements. - Nanoelectronics Research Initiative (NRI) is responsible for determining the post-CMOSCMOSComplementary metal–oxide–semiconductor is a technology for constructing integrated circuits. CMOS technology is used in microprocessors, microcontrollers, static RAM, and other digital logic circuits...
information element by 2020. - Energy Research Initiative (ERI) supports research in photovoltaics, smart grid, electrical energy storage and power management.
Awarded the National Medal of Technology
National Medal of Technology
The National Medal of Technology and Innovation is an honor granted by the President of the United States to American inventors and innovators who have made significant contributions to the development of new and important technology...
, America’s highest recognition for contributions to technology, SRC expands the industry knowledge base and attracts premier students to help innovate and transfer semiconductor technology to the commercial industry.