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Washington Nanofabrication Facility
April 22, 2024
UW leads international group in semiconductor research and workforce development
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The University of Washington is at the forefront of an international effort to innovate the semiconductor industry while building a skilled U.S.-based workforce to design and manufacture chip technology.
August 3, 2015
UW to invest $37 million in nanofabrication lab critical to researchers, start-ups
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The UW is investing up to $37 million in the Washington Nanofabrication Facility, which makes things for researchers and outside companies that aren’t practical, economical or possible to fabricate at commercial foundries: inconceivably tiny devices, chips made from unconventional materials that industrial factories won’t touch and devices that probe the boundaries of our universe.