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... economy in the last decades is rooted in investment in and subsequent application of information technologies, which are ultimately driven by advances in semiconductor technology.3 Semiconductors also play a crucial role in ensuring our national security by allowing advances in the capabilities of iAlan Greenspan, Technological Innovation and the Economy, Remarks Before the White House Conference on the New Economy, Washington, D.C. April 5, 2000, Federal Reserve Board.
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... This report focuses attention on the regional and national programs that have emerged around the world both to nurture local semiconductor industries and to help maintain the industry's exceptional growth rates. Specifically, the report highlights public-private partnerships in Europe, Japan, Taiwan, and the United States that seek to address the technical challenges faced by the global semiconductor industry.
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... Significant Program Growth Abroad The third development involves the significant growth in programs abroad that support national and regional semiconductor industnes, how this support is fueling the structural changes, and its consequences in the global industry. The emergence of specialized design firms (referred to as "fabless" semiconductor companies because they do not engage in the production of the actual memory chip but rather only design them)
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... COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS The Comm~ttee's recommendations outline a series of modest steps that nonetheless may prove important to the long-term welfare, economic growth, and security of the United States. Resources for University-based Semiconductor Research To better address the technical challenges faced by the semiconductor industry and to better ensure the foundation for continued progress, more resources for university-based research are required.
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... 164. See Paula Stephan and Grant Black, "Bioinformatics: Emerging Opportunities and Emerging Gaps," in National Research Council, Capitalizing on New Needs and New Opportunities: Government-Industry Partnerships in Biotechnology and Information Technologies, Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, p.
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