Upstate New York will be home to a national hub for cutting-edge semiconductor research, unlocking $825 million in federal funding to grow the United States’ domestic supply of computer chips.
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced Thursday that the Albany NanoTech campus has been selected to host the national headquarters for research into extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography, a sophisticated technology essential to make high-end chips that power smartphones, laptops, and computer servers.
The Albany location will be one of three federal labs forming the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC). The facility will officially be named the NSTC Extreme Ultraviolet Accelerator and is expected to be operational next year. The locations of the other two labs have yet to be announced….