$10 billion cutting-edge semiconductor research center coming to Albany

Dutch company's chip-making machines coming to Central New York

Christopher Borst, an associate vice president at Albany Nanotech, looks at an extreme ultraviolet lithography made by just one company in the world, ASML, of the Netherlands. Micron Technology plans to use similar machines at its chip-making complex in Clay. Yellow filters on the lights of the cleanroom keep protect the silicon wafers from exposure. Glenn Coin | gcoin@syracuse.comGlenn Coin | gcoin@syracuse.com

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Syracuse, N.Y. — New York state today announced a $10 billion semiconductor research center in Albany that will conduct cutting-edge research using the most advanced chip-making machines in the world.

The partnership between the state, the nonprofit NY Creates, and several major semiconductor companies will boost the state’s profile in the global semiconductor market, create hundreds of jobs, and increase the state’s chances of becoming a federal semiconductor technology hub, state officials said.

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