
Applied Materials partners with NYS
Applied Materials, Inc., will partner with New York State to establish the Materials Engineering Technology Accelerator (META Center) on the SUNY Poly campus as part of an overall $600 M investment
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Applied Materials, Inc., will partner with New York State to establish the Materials Engineering Technology Accelerator (META Center) on the SUNY Poly campus as part of an overall $600 M investment
IBM announces the AI Hardware Center at SUNY Poly for artificial intelligence-focused computer chip research, development, prototyping, testing and simulation. Governor Cuomo announces that IBM, a long-time anchor tenant at the SUNY Poly campus in Albany, plans to invest over $2 billion to grow its high-tech footprint at the campus and throughout New York State.
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Applied Ventures, the venture capital arm of Applied, and its partners will co-invest $20,000,000 in venture capital for early-stage businesses across Upstate New York, with ESD providing an additional $10,000,000 for a total of $30,000,000 to foster new technology and create high-tech jobs
AIM’s Test, Assembly and Packaging (TAP) facility, located in Rochester’s 1,200-acre Eastman Business Park, opens. TAP tests, assembles and packages microchips for semiconductors. Governor Cuomo announces $30M Photonics Attraction Fund encouraging manufacturers of integrated photonics technologies to setup or expand in Greater Rochester.
The New York Center for Research, Economic Advancement, Technology, Engineering and Science (NY CREATES) is established to manage industrial and business relationships at the SUNY Poly with Former GLOBALFOUNDRIES CEO Doug Grose as director
Inaugural Business Connections Forum - Silicon Europe Worldwide with support from North American partners organizes a multiday event in Albany, NY where European and North American SMEs, large corporations, universities and research institutes meet
Launch of UAV Testing Corridor at Griffis International Airport in Rome, NY, which is already being used by NASA for drone-related testing. The goal is to develop the most advanced drone testing in the country and create an incubator for drone industry platforms, hardware and concepts.
Danfoss Silicon Power announces a new silicon-carbide chip packaging line at SUNY Poly's Quad-C lab at its Utica, NY campus
Opening of Cornell Tech, Cornell University, in partnership with the Technion on Roosevelt Island, marking a transformational milestone for tech in NYC
Establishment of the American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics (AIM Photonics) with more than a $600 M initial investment. AIM is a public-private partnership to develop the next generation of integrated photonics and deliver global manufacturing leadership.
GLOBALFOUNDRIES acquires IBM's Microelectronics business, including facilities in Essex Junction, VT and East Fishkill, NY
GLOBALFOUNDRIES large-scale operations begin
New York Loves Nanotech hosted the "World Semiconductor Council" in conjunction with the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA)
The Global 450mm Consortium (G450C) is established at the Albany NanoTech Complex as a $4.8 billion, first-of-its-kind collaboration headquartered and housed at SUNY Poly, comprising five leading international companies working to create the next generation of computer chip technology - IBM, Intel, GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Samsung and TSMC
SEMATECH moves from Austin, TX to Albany, NY
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) announces plan for chip fab in Luther Forest in Malta, NY (to become GLOBALFOUNDRIES)
SUNY Poly enters into a major partnership with SEMATECH
TEL establishes its Technology Center, America R&D Center (TEL TCA), which is Tokyo Electron Ltd.’s only R&D facility outside Japan - a $300 M center established to conduct R&D of cutting-edge semiconductor materials and processes at SUNY Poly
IBM invests $100,000,000 to create a Center of Excellence in Nanoelectronics at SUNY Poly
CEG launches a global outreach program that became branded as ‘“NY Loves Nanotech” and began a region-wide effort to lure a chip production facility.
Establishment of the Albany NanoTech Complex at SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly), the most advanced research facility of its kind at any university*
New York has always been at the forefront of emerging industries, and this private sector investment to create a hub for artificial intelligence research will attract world-class minds and drive economic growth in the region. Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform how we live and how businesses operate, and this partnership with IBM will help ensure New York continues to be on the cutting edge developing innovative technologies.
"This partnership will foster innovation through public-private collaboration and help to attract the next generation of advanced manufacturing professionals to the Capital Region and New York State. By investing in research and development and our high-tech infrastructure, we are investing in the future of New York while strengthening the foundation to make way for new jobs and economic opportunities." Comments on the establishment of Applied Materials Materials Engineering Technology Accelerator (META Center) on the SUNY Poly campus in Albany