
N N+1 N+2 N+3 N+4
98 01 04 07 10 13





Increasing
Risk
Increasing Cost of
Research

Industry
•Largely company specific
•Product emphasis
SRC
•Narrow
technology choices
•Identify path
to commercialization
•Emphasize
technology transfer
•Student emphasis
•Customer fee allocation
•
MARCO
•Expand knowledge base
•Create new choices
•Fund university
facilities & equipment
SEMATECH & SUPPLIERS
•Largely tool specific
•Manufacturing Efficiency
•Industry standards
Product Generation
Solution
to Research Gap
8 - 12 yr impact
Industry
Industry
SEMATECH
SEMATECH
SRC
SRC

MARCO
MARCO
MARCO
SRC
Source: Sonny Maynard, MARCO, 1998