Future Directions in Manufacturing Science

The mission of the SRC is to (1) enhance the competitiveness of the U.S. semiconductor industry through the support of university and institutional research and education, personnel training and the development of skills required by industry, and the identification of key industry/government issues with recommendations for appropriate university research and/or independent industry/government response. Emphasis is on a core program that is directed to (1) the creation and maintenance of a generic research base in integrated circuit technologies in the U.S. university community, (2) ensuring a continuing supply of highly qualified students to support the growth and continuing innovation within the industry (and the faculty required to educate them), and (3) the broadening of the U.S. university base of microelectronics research and education through establishment of centers of excellence, seeding of new efforts, and development of new curricula.