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Fuchs Appointed to National Semiconductor Technology Center Board

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Erica R.H. Fuchs(opens in new window), a professor in the Department of Engineering and Public Policy(opens in new window) in 一本道无码鈥檚 , has been聽 that will oversee the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC). The core research and development component of the Department of Commerce鈥檚 CHIPS for America program, NSTC aims to strengthen U.S. leadership in semiconductor research, design, engineering and advanced manufacturing.听

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鈥淓rica is a brilliant talent, and the perfect choice to help guide the direction of an organization that is pivotal to the future of manufacturing and innovation in America,鈥 said 一本道无码 President Farnam Jahanian(opens in new window). 鈥溡槐镜牢蘼 is proud to call her one of our own, and I look forward to watching Erica shape the success of the National Semiconductor Technology Center as well as CHIPS for America.鈥

Expected to launch this fall, the NSTC was a key component of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 that focused on promoting semiconductor manufacturing. A semiconductor is a material that controls electric currents, making it the 鈥渂rains鈥 behind most modern electronics, including smartphones, computers and televisions.听

The NSTC will be a public-private consortium that provides a platform where government, industry, customers, suppliers, educational institutions, entrepreneurs, workforce representatives and investors converge to address the semiconductor research ecosystem鈥檚 most pressing challenges and opportunities.

鈥淲e are on a mission to bring semiconductor manufacturing back to America and secure our national and economic security, and to do that, we must continue to lead the world in semiconductor (research and development). The NSTC is going to supercharge chip technology and innovation ecosystems across the country so that cutting-edge developments in semiconductor design and manufacturing happen here in the U.S.,鈥 said Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo聽.听

The independent selection committee,聽 with identifying 鈥渄istinguished, purpose-driven, visionary leaders鈥 for the NSTC, announced the board on Oct. 10. In addition to Fuchs, the initial members of the incoming board are: Robin Abrams, veteran CEO of several companies including Firefly Communications; Craig R. Barrett, retired CEO and chairman of Intel Corporation; L. Reginald Brothers, principal with MIT Lincoln Laboratory and operating partner at AE Industrial; Nicholas Donofrio, retired IBM veteran; Donna L. Dubinsky, former CEO of Palm Computing and Handspring; and James D. Plummer, professor of electrical engineering at Stanford University, who will serve as inaugural chair of the board.听

鈥淚t is an honor to serve on the NSTC board,鈥 said Fuchs. 鈥淪emiconductor chips are the driving force behind our economy, national security and an infinite number of systems that ensure societal well-being. To maintain our national sovereignty and way of life, we must invest in the manufacturing capability necessary to lead not only in the production of today鈥檚 chips, but also to innovate, commercialize and lead in the manufacturing of the chips of the future. Executed smartly, the NSTC holds the potential to be a pivotal first step toward getting the country where it needs to be.鈥

Fuchs is a professor in the Department of Engineering and Public Policy and by courtesy in the and the . She is a research associate with the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recently, Fuchs led a team of university scholars to develop the聽National Network for Critical Technology Assessment(opens in new window), which will be releasing its report, 鈥淪ecuring America鈥檚 Future: A Framework for Critical Technology Assessment鈥 on Oct. 24.听

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