"Today is an exciting day for the Capital Region and the culmination of three decades of innovation that made Albany a global hub for semiconductor R&D. The NY CREATES Albany NanoTech Complex is the perfect home for the National Semiconductor Technology Center’s Extreme Ultraviolet Accelerator, and we are grateful for Sen. Schumer’s stalwart support and vision in advocating for the CHIPS and Science Act and Gov. Hochul’s clear-eyed leadership and investments to make sure the Capital Region’s bid for this NSTC research center was successful.
This announcement is a momentous next step on a journey that began 30 years ago when the University at Albany was first designated an advanced research center for chip technology. A decade later, UAlbany founded the nation’s first college of nanotechnology, a seminal moment in the development of the world-class ecosystem now known as Albany NanoTech.
With this new infusion of energy and funding to our region, we look forward to continuing to collaborate with our partners at NY CREATES, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, IBM, GlobalFoundries, Micron, and others to ensure that our nation is the global leader in this critical technology."