Sematech Inc.

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Sematech Inc. was a joint industry-government consortium established to advance the American semiconductor industry. Co-founded by Robert Noyce, who also co-invented the integrated circuit, Sematech aimed to keep U.S. companies at the forefront of semiconductor research and development while also maintaining domestic manufacturing capabilities. The organization was formed in response to growing concerns about foreign competition in the semiconductor market. Noyce served as Sematech's first president in 1988.1

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Robert Noyce
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…an important role in establishing Sematech, a joint industry-government consortium formed with sometimes conflicting goals—research to keep the American semiconductor industry at the forefront and efforts to maintain a domestic semiconductor manufacturing capacity. Noyce became Sematech Inc.’s first president in 1988.
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…an important role in establishing Sematech, a joint industry-government consortium formed with sometimes conflicting goals—research to keep the American semiconductor industry at the forefront and efforts to maintain a domestic semiconductor manufacturing capacity. Noyce became Sematech Inc.’s first president in 1988.
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