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| 555.1 | Sematech, I think.. | DR::BLINN | Put a REAL pinhead in the Oval Office! | Mon Jun 20 1988 14:12 | 6 |
| I *think* the name is Sematech, not Semitech. Sorry, I can't
point you to any contacts, but it's possible that if it's a
joint venture, there will be DEC staff working there. Have
you asked in the OASS::JOBS conference?
Tom
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| 555.2 | Sematech is going LIVE as we speak ... | AUSTIN::UNLAND | Sic Biscuitus Disintegratum | Mon Jun 20 1988 17:24 | 15 |
| re: .0
Sematech is indeed receiving both money and people from Digital.
My understanding is that we will be seconding approximately 7-10
people from the Semiconductor Engineering and Production areas.
These people would remain DEC employees, but would work onsite
in Austin for a specific length of time.
Sematech is not an engineering research venture; it's prime purpose
is to do manufacturing research, making current technology IC's
faster, cheaper, better quality, and so forth. They will be starting
out using IBM's high-density DRAM manufacturing process, with a VAX
Cluster based Manufacturing Control System.
More on this story as it develops.
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| 555.3 | more stuff | PSG::ALVIDREZ | A patron of the rough arts | Mon Jun 20 1988 17:31 | 15 |
| SEMATECH is a consortium of representives from the U.S. semiconductor
industry whose charter is to develop better methodologies for manufacturing.
SEMATECH is funded by those companies and by the Pentagon, who is concerned
about the availability of chips from non-U.S. semiconductor manufacturers.
Recently, DEC won a bid to provide a manufacturing control system (and
won the bid over IBM) which will run on VAX/DECnet architecture. The
program was a joint proposal by DEC and Intel, and included bids from
Consilium, SAS, BBN, and WordPerfect. This control system will provide
the standard for the industry through the 1990s.
The project will be done out of the branch office at Austin, Texas. For
more information, contact Mitch Federman at BIMVAX::FEDERMAN.
AAA
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| 555.4 | Topic title changed by moderator | DR::BLINN | Put a REAL pinhead in the Oval Office! | Mon Jun 20 1988 18:23 | 1 |
| I've taken the liberty of changing the title of the topic note.
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| 555.5 | See JOBS | AUSTIN::KUHLMAN | | Tue Aug 30 1988 16:50 | 3 |
| An update on the SEMATECH opportunities is posted in the
JOBS conference (note 1278).
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| 555.6 | more info..Sematech charter | VICKI::DESMARAIS | | Wed Aug 31 1988 16:16 | 19 |
| excerpted from an article Quality magazine 8/88 page 13
Sematech, a consortium of semiconductor manufacturers, has been
set up to sponsor and conduct research in semiconductor manufacturing
technology. The plan is for Sematech-located at the University of
Texas, Austin-to validate in its own facility the research that it
sponsors in advanced processes, materials and equipment. The Austin
site will simulate Sematech members' production lines. (Neither
chip design nor sales is in Sematech's charter).
Results of the research will be transferred to member companies
for commercial application, thus hoping to assure that the US
semiconductor industry will continue in its revitalization (see
Quality, 2/88 p.13)
Sematech today has 14 members: Advanced Micro Devices, AT&T,DEC,
Harris, HP, Intel, IBM, LSI Logic, Micron Technology, Motorola,
NCR, National Semiconductor, Rockwell International, and TI. The
consortium is seeking assitional members.
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