Sematech Merged w/ SUNY Poly (2015)

Sematech merges w/ SUNY Poly in 2015 (after Samsung and Intel left Sematech)

Ref:  http://www.bizjournals.com/albany/morning_call/2015/05/why-sematech-is-merging-with-the-suny-polytechnic.html

Ref: http://www.bizjournals.com/albany/news/2015/04/06/intel-samsung-leave-albany-semiconductor.html

"Sematech’s issues began showing up in March, when Intel confirmed it had exited from the R&D consortium. Subsequently, Samsung and TSMChave pulled out of Sematech, leaving GlobalFoundries as one of the few remaining members in the organization, according to multiple sources in the industry.

Then, in May of 2015, Sematech lost its status as a standalone chip consortium—it was unceremoniously folded into the State University of New York Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly), a high-tech university system in New York. Sematech still exists within SUNY Poly, but it is following a new and untested charter, sources said. Sematech and SUNY Poly declined to comment.

Intel, Samsung and TSMC are still part of the Global 450 Consortium (G450C), which is a 450mm effort under the auspices of SUNY Poly but separate from Sematech. G450C is still active, although 450mm technology has been put on hold indefinitely."

Ref: http://semiengineering.com/semiconductor-rd-crisis/   Written 6/11/15