2004

Industry surpasses $629 million invested through SRC since inception to develop technology and talent, with nearly 3300 students receiving advanced degrees from SRC-supported programs; a record 20 SRC-sponsored patents were issued, bringing the total to 233.

Highlights

The number of universities conducting research supported by SRC reaches 94, including a record 23 universities outside the United States.
The Faculty Recognition Award for Student Recruiting is created to recognize and reward principal investigators who are most successful in recruiting native-born or naturalized students.
More than 1,000 students participate in SRC-funded research; another 450 participated in MARCO/FCRP-funded research. Of SRC students graduating in 2004, 70% went to work for SRC member organizations or are undergraduate or master’s students continuing to higher degrees.
The first International Fellowship was awarded outside the United States to a student at National Taiwan University.

For specific research areas and results, please see this year's annual report. »

2004 Officers

Craig Sander, Board Chairman
Larry W. Sumney, CEO
Clark McFadden, Secretary

2004 Board of Directors

Craig Sander, Chairman Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Steven Hillenius Agere Systems
Walter Class (Jan - Mar) Axcelis Technologies, Inc.
John M. Poate (Apr - Dec) Axcelis Technologies, Inc.
S. C. Sun Chartered Semiconductor Mfg.
Pawitter Mangat (Jan - Jun) Motorola Incorporated
Claudine Simson (Jul - Dec) Motorola Incorporated
John Warlaumont IBM Corporation
Sunlin Chou Intel Corporation
Richard D. Schinella (Jan - Oct) LSI Corporation
Joseph M. Zelayeta (Nov - Dec) LSI Corporation
Walden C. (Wally) Rhines Siemens EDA
Mohan Yegnashankaran National Semiconductor Corporation
Wilbert van den Hoek Novellus Systems, Inc.
Larry W. Sumney Semiconductor Research Corporation
Hans Stork Texas Instruments Incorporated
S. W. Sun United Microelectronics Corp.

2004 SRC Senior Staff

Larry W. Sumney, President & CEO
Ralph K. Cavin, Vice President, Research Operations
Dinesh A. Mehta, Vice President, Business Operations & Strategic Initiatives