Company:Semiconductor Research Corporation

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Short description: American technology research consortium
Semiconductor Research Corporation
TypePrivate
IndustrySemiconductor
Founded1982; 42 years ago (1982)
Headquarters
North Carolina
,
United States
Key people
Todd Younkin (president and chief executive officer)
Websitewww.src.org

Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), commonly known as SRC, is a high-technology research consortium active in the semiconductor industry.[1] It is a leading semiconductor research consortium.[2][3] Todd Younkin is the incumbent president and chief executive officer of the company.[4][5]

The consortium comprises more than twenty-five companies and government agencies with more than a hundred universities under contract performing research.[6][7]

History

SRC was founded in 1982 as a consortium to fund research by semiconductor companies.[8]

In the past, it has funded university research projects in hardware and software co-design, new architectures, circuit design, transistors, memories, interconnects, and materials and has sponsored over 15,000 PhD students.[9]

Research

SRC has funded research in areas such as automotive, advanced memory technologies, logic and processing, advanced packaging, edge intelligence, and communications.[10]

Programs

Joint University Microelectronics Program

It is a long-term research program, in collaboration with DARPA and industry, that focuses on energy-efficient electronics, including actuation and sensing, signal processing, computing, and intelligent storage.[11][12]

Global Research Collaboration Program

It is an industry-led international research program with eight sub-topics including artificial intelligence hardware; analog mixed-signal circuits; computer-aided design and test; environment safety and health; hardware security; logic and memory devices; nanomanufacturing materials and processes; and packaging.[13]

Undergraduate Research Program

Undergraduate Research Program (URP) is a one-year academic program for students. The program combines an undergraduate research curriculum with industry experience.[14] The program helps sustain a high retention rate of students who are interested in semiconductor research. It gives networking and job opportunities through an annual event.[14]

Recognition

In 2005, SRC received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation awarded by the president of the United States for their collaborative high-tech university research and for creating the concept and methodology, named International Technology Roadmap.[1]

Awards

  • Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) Technical Excellence Awards[15]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Semiconductor Research Corporation". https://nationalmedals.org/laureate/semiconductor-research-corporation/. 
  2. "Protecting our processors". https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=132795. 
  3. "Semiconductor value chain". https://www.semiconductors.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/BCG-x-SIA-Strengthening-the-Global-Semiconductor-Value-Chain-April-2021_1.pdf. 
  4. "The Chip Industry's Next-Gen Roadmap". January 21, 2021. https://semiengineering.com/the-chip-industrys-next-gen-roadmap/. 
  5. "Kenneth Goodson has been recognized for excellence in semiconductor technology research". 3 March 2022. https://news.stanford.edu/thedish/2020/11/15/kenneth-goodson-has-been-recognized-for-excellence-in-semiconductor-technology-research/. 
  6. "About SRC". https://www.src.org/about/. 
  7. Pollack, Andrew (February 2, 1984). "Technology". https://www.nytimes.com/1984/02/02/business/technology.html. 
  8. Lohr, Steve (June 5, 1983). "JAPAN'S NEW TEST IN CHIPS". https://www.nytimes.com/1983/06/05/business/japan-s-new-test-in-chips.html. 
  9. Clark, Don (July 8, 2006). "Technology". https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB115230575376500986. 
  10. "Artificial intelligence sheds light on how the brain processes language". https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/932342. 
  11. "Joint University Microelectronics Program - SRC". https://www.src.org/program/jump/. 
  12. "U.S. Electronics Innovation Leaps Forward Via Joint University Microelectronics Program". https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2018-01-17. 
  13. "Global Research Collaboration Program - SRC". https://www.src.org/program/grc/. 
  14. 14.0 14.1 "Undergraduate Research Program - SRC". https://www.src.org/program/undergrad/. 
  15. "NAI Fellows". https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2021/december/nai-fellows.html.