1983
SRC’s initial research agenda is set as the research program goes operational. The ground-breaking Industry Mentor Program is launched.
Highlights
- In the first half of SRC’s first full year of operation, forty additional research contracts are awarded to twenty-six universities. In three of these contracts, 37 proposals form the basis of three major research programs (at MIT, RPI and MCNC). In all, from the 166 proposals submitted in response to SRC’s first RFP, 80 are funded in some form.
- SRC welcomes twelve new members, for a total membership of 24.
- The SRC budget nearly doubles to $11.5 million.
- Technical workshops are held on III-V Digital Research Strategy, Deposition Processes, Multilevel Simulation, and Advanced Packaging Strategies.
- SRC initiates its Industry Mentor Program (later renamed to: Industry Liaison Program).
1983 Officers
- Erich Bloch, Board Chairman & CEO
- Larry W. Sumney, Executive Director
- Richard D. Alberts, Secretary
1983 Board of Directors
- George M. Scalise Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
- John W. Lacey Control Data Corporation
- Jeffrey C. Kalb Digital Equipment Corporation
- Johan Blokker HP Inc.
- Carl Nomura Honeywell Incorporated
- Erich Bloch, Chairman IBM Corporation
- Eugene J. Flath Intel Corporation
- Joseph Ross Micro Mask, Incorporated
- Bob J. Jenkins Motorola Incorporated
- Gregory Harrison National Semiconductor Corporation
- Larry W. Sumney Semiconductor Research Corporation
- Carmelo J. Santoro Silicon Systems, Incorporated
1983 SRC Senior Staff
- Larry W. Sumney, Executive Director
- Richard D. Alberts, Senior Officer for Policy & Planning
- Robert M. Burger, Senior Technical Officer & Chief Scientist
