SEMATECH
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SEMATECH (SEmiconductor MAnufacturing TECHnology) is a non-profit consortium that performs basic research into semiconductor manufacturing. It was formed in 1987 as a partnership between the United States government and 14 U.S.-based semiconductor manufacturers to solve common manufacturing problems and regain competitiveness for the U.S. semiconductor industry.
Over the years, SEMATECH's focus shifted from the U.S. semiconductor industry to the semiconductor industry in general. During the mid 90's the company's name was briefly changed to International Sematech. Several of the 12 current member companies in the SEMATECH consortia are non-US, including its most recent addition, Samsung.
SEMATECH currently has three subsidiaries, the ATDF, the Advanced Materials Research Center (AMRC), and the International Sematech Manufacturing Initiative (ISMI).
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