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To: etchmeister who wrote (14732)	5/3/2005 3:51:04 PM
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SIA seeks more funding for IC research at universities EE Times (05/03/2005 1:22 PM EDT) SAN JOSE, Calif. — Seeking to boost basic research funding at major universities, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) is asking Congress to appropriate $20 million for the Focus Center Research Program (FCRP) for fiscal year 2006. The U.S. Department of Defense and the semiconductor industry have jointly funded the FCRP program since 1998. All funding through the FCRP program goes directly to universities. Since the program's inception, the semiconductor industry has contributed more than $99 million to the program, and the Department of Defense has provided over $57 million in the same period. "Unfortunately, the Administration has not been requesting full funding for this program in the past three years. The industry encourages the Department of Defense to include full funding in its budget request for next year and beyond," said SIA President George Scalise, in a statement. "Basic university research provides the critical foundation for the $17 billion invested annually in R&D by U.S. semiconductor companies," he said. "The Focus Center program has provided an excellent model for financial and technical collaboration on basic research by industry, government, and academia. The basic research undertaken at 33 U.S. universities has translated into continued U.S. leadership in microchip technology, which in turn, is a major contributor to economic prosperity and national security."

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