The Massachusetts Microelectronics Center: a partnership fortechnology education
Gold, R.B.
University/Government/Industry Microelectronics Symposium, 1989. Proceedings., Eighth
Volume , Issue , 12-14 Jun 1989 Page(s):40 - 41
Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/UGIM.1989.37295
Summary:A description is given of the mission and programs of the
Massachusetts Microelectronics Center, a partnership of state
government, industry, and ten engineering universities. The center
supports educational programs in semiconductor design and processing,
and operates a central facility as well as satellite laboratories at
each university. Total capacity investment is approximately $50 million,
and enrollments in the 1988-89 academic year total approximately 2500
students. The combination of shared access, shared funding, and shared
governance has made possible a range of educational opportunities which
would have been beyond the reach of any single university. Operations
are organized into four major elements: (1) a VLSI CAD (computer-aided
design) network; (2) a professionally staffed, state-of-the-art captive
IC fabrication facility (ICFF); (3) distributed VLSI test laboratories
at each university; and (4) distributed semiconductor instructional
processing laboratories (SIPLs)
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