Highlights: NY Creates and partners at its Albany NanoTech Complex pioneer 3D heterogeneous integration (3DHI) R&D as the semiconductor industry enters the post-scaling era. IBM Research, GlobalFoundries, GE Aerospace are involved in DARPA projects related to 2.5D/3DHI R&D. Local semiconductor startups get DARPA funding for 2.5D/3DHI-related R&D. Albany-based researchers from
The Capital Region is increasingly becoming a critical resource for providing radiation-hardened (rad-hard) semiconductor chips for deep space missions and satellites. The region’s semiconductor industry is also playing a pioneering role in designing, developing and prototyping silicon photonics (SiPho) and artificial intelligence (AI) chips for space-related applications. Over the past
A security clearance is becoming an increasingly in-demand qualification in the Capital Region as local tech workers play a greater role in manufacturing semiconductor devices for the U.S. Department of Defense and information security for the U.S. Department of Energy, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of
(Jan. 17, 2025) – The New York Department of Labor (NYS DOL) recently approved the Nanotechnology Engineering Technician (NET) trade, the first of its kind in the state, sponsored by the Center for Economic Growth (CEG). CEG’s leadership in developing the trade creates new and expanded Registered Apprenticeship
An EUV workstation at the Albany NanoTech Complex. Even before the Albany NanoTech Complex was designated a National Semiconductor Technology Center flagship facility for standard and high numerical aperture (NA) extreme ultraviolet (EUV) research and development, the Capital Region already had an advantage over most states when it came to
Today’s announcement that NY CREATES’ Albany NanoTech Complex will be home to the CHIPS for America EUV Accelerator, an NSTC facility, solidifies our region’s position as the global leader in semiconductor innovation. The corresponding federal investment of $825 million accelerates the Capital Region high-tech ecosystem while attracting jobs. EUV, or
Newmark Study will Guide CEG’s Industry Attraction and Growth Efforts ALBANY, NEW YORK – At its annual meeting on Sept. 27, the Center for Economic Growth (CEG) unveiled the findings of a Targeted Attraction & Growth Plan by Newmark’s global strategy and site selection practice that identified the Capital
Living up to its claim as being the “birthplace of innovation,” Schenectady County ranks second in the nation for utility patenting intensity over the past two decades. And throughout the Capital Region, inventors are especially productive when it comes to generating patents for semiconductor and environmental technologies , according to
80+ Companies from 18 States and 13 Countries Assigned Patents Listing Local Inventors The Capital Region continues to rank among the nation’s billion-dollar class of metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) for business research and development spending, according to new study from the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES). And
New U.S. Census Bureau experimental data shows that, among mid-sized metros, the Albany-Schenectady Troy metropolitan statistical area’s high tech industry has the 10th most jobs in the U.S. and the second most among those in the Northeast. Reinforcing the Albany metro area’s claim to being a “Tech Valley, the Census
