Article: Semiconductor Executives Urge Support for University Research Program; SIA Says Focus Center Research Program is Vital to US Tech Leadership.

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Basic research on advanced microchip technology at 33 U.S. universities is vital to economic growth and national security. This was the key message in a letter sent to the members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees and Defense Appropriations Subcommittees by the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). The letter was signed by 11 member company chief executive officers and SIA board members. The SIA is asking Congress to appropriate $20 million for the Focus Center Research Program (FCRP) for fiscal year 2006.

"Basic university research provides the critical foundation for the $17 billion invested annually in R&D by U.S. ...

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