College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering - Strategic Technology and Commercialization Centers and Programs

Strategic Technology and Commercialization Centers and Programs

CNSE is the home of numerous pioneering nanotechnology programs funded by a variety of public and private sources. CNSE is able to accelerate the commercialization of technologies by providing technology deployment, market development, economic outreach and business assistance under a variety of centers and programs.

• The Applied Materials (AMAT) R&D Center is a $300 million center focusing on immersion lithography; AMAT’s only R&D facility outside its headquarters in San Jose, California.

• CG Power Center for Intelligent Power (CIP) spurs new opportunities for advanced research and development, prototyping, and education and workforce training to facilitate clean energy and smart grid technologies.

• The Center for Nanoscale Lithography is a partnership between CNSE and Vistec Lithography to develop advances in electron-beam lithography, used in nanoelectronics manufacturing.

• The Center for National Nanotechnology Innovation & Commercialization (NNICC) was established through a research partnership between the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) and CNSE to develop nanotechnology-driven products and devices that support Army combat operations and enhance the protection of its troops.

• The Center for Semiconductor Research (CSR) is a multi-phase cooperative program on computer chip technology nodes; partners include IBM, AMD, Toshiba, Tokyo Electron Ltd., and Applied Materials (AMAT).

• The Computer Chip Hybrid Integration Partnership (CHIP) is a cross-regional partnership between CNSE and the SUNY Institute of Technology (SUNYIT) in Utica-Rome resulting in the development of Computer Chip Commercialization Center at SUNYIT funded with $92.5 million in New York state capital funds, along with a capital investment from IBM, Intel and SEMATECH.

• Announced by New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, the Global 450mm Consortium (G450C) was established at CNSE’s Albany NanoTech Complex as a $4.8 billion, first-of-its-kind collaboration headquartered and housed at CNSE, comprising five leading international companies working to create the next generation of computer chip technology: IBM, Intel, GlobalFoundries, Samsung and TSMC.

• International Multiphase Program for Lithography Science and Engineering (IMPLSE) is a collaborative effort, with ASML and IBM, focusing on immersion and EUV technologies.

• International SEMATECH is a 12-member global consortium of major computer chip manufacturers that has established its global headquarters and operations at CNSE. SEMATECH-administered centers include the EUV Resist Test Center, EUV Mask Blank Development Center, EUV Process Development Center, Alternative Lithography Technologies Center, 3D Interconnect Center and Advanced Metrology Center.

• International Venture for Nanolithography (INVENT) is a global industry-university consortium that focuses on developing microchips with smaller features and building a future workforce for the industry; partners include Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), ASML, IBM, and Micron Technology.

• The Nanotechnology Innovation and Commercialization Excelerator (NICE) is a partnership between Lockheed Martin, CNSE, and the CenterState Corporation for Economic Opportunity (CenterState CEO), the Salina, NY-based NICE initiative fosters collaboration and enables the development of nanoscale applications for commercial deployment.

• The National Institute for Sustainable Energy (NISE) is headquartered at CNSE and in partnership with Einhorn Yaffee Prescott (EYP) Architecture and Engineering PC of Albany, NISE is a collaboration focused on energy efficiency and new energy technology. Through NISE, CNSE and EYP formed an initiative called Nanotechnology Instruction for Design, Engineering and Architecture (NanoIDEA), to prepare building designers, architects and operators to utilize nanoscale-enabled sensors, controls and other innovations for the construction and operation of high-tech facilities. In addition, an Alternative Energy Test Farm was opened at CNSE to evaluate zero energy concepts based on the development and testing of nanomaterials and nanoelectronics for clean energy technologies such as fuel cells, solar photovoltaic cells, ultracapacitors and power electronics.

• The New York Center for National Competitiveness in Nanoscale Characterization (NC3) is a joint collaboration between the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), through its Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST), and CNSE to tackle some of the most critical challenges facing the nanotechnology industry, including obtaining precise measurements at the atomic and sub-atomic levels.

• The New York State Center of Excellence in Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnology (NYS CENN) was established at CNSE, is a fully integrated technology deployment, product prototyping, manufacturing support, and workforce training resource for emerging generations of integrated circuitry (IC). Its targeted portfolio of nanoelectronics-based products ranges from emerging microprocessor and memory computer chips with higher functionality and complexity, to the rapidly evolving areas of micro- and nanosystem based "systems-on-a-chip" (SOC) technologies, including biochips, optoelectronics and photonics devices, and nanosensors for energy and the environment.

• The Smart System Technology & Commercialization Center (STC) was created through a merger of two of New York State's Centers of Excellence: Infotonics Technology Center (ITC) in Canandaigua and the Center of Excellence in Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnology (CENN) at the CNSE. The center is a vertically integrated "one-stop-shop" for smart systems' device development and process manufacturing.

• The TEL Technology Center, America R&D Center (TEL TTCA) is Tokyo Electron Ltd.’s only R&D facility outside Japan: a $300 million center established to conduct R&D of cutting-edge semiconductor materials and processes.

• Headquartered at CNSE, the U.S. Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium (PVMC) is a partnership between SEMATECH and the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering at UAlbany, as well as with the University of Central Florida. The goal of PVMC is to develop new photovoltaic manufacturing technologies, streamline their introduction into the global market, and help the United States gain a greater market share. In April 2011, the PVMC secured a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy totaling $62.5 million; $57.5 million awarded to CNSE and $5 million awarded to the University of Central Florida.