July 7 2026
Nanotechnology

Capital Region Reasserts Leadership in Power Electronics

    Highlights The region is playing a major role in advancing high-voltage 10 kV silicon carbide (SiC) devices and bipolar-CMOS-DMOS (BCD) technology. GlobalFoundries added a BCD process technology platform to Malta. Wolfspeed introduced the first commercially available, mass-produced 10 kV SiC devices made at its Marcy Nanocenter. GE Aerospace

May 11 2026
Manufacturing, Nanotechnology, Regional/County Profiles

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April 30 2026
Education/Training, Employment/Workforce, Nanotechnology, News

Office of Governor Kathy Hochul News Release: Governor Hochul Announces NY Creates and Micron Workforce Development Partnership to Support New York’s Growing Semiconductor Industry

Program Provides Participating Apprentices Hands-On Experience in Real-World Settings, Allowing Them To Develop In-Demand Skills Originally posted on the Governor’s Pressroom. Governor Kathy Hochul announced today that NY Creates (the New York Center for Research, Economic Advancement, Technology, Engineering, and Science) and Micron have begun a strategic workforce development partnership

February 18 2026
Nanotechnology, Research & Development

Capital Region Ushers in the Post-Scaling Era with Chip Stacking R&D

Highlights: NY Creates and partners at its Albany NanoTech Complex pioneer 3D heterogeneous integration (3DHI) R&D as the semiconductor industry enters the post-scaling era. IBM Research, GlobalFoundries, GE Aerospace are involved in DARPA projects related to 2.5D/3DHI R&D. Local semiconductor startups get DARPA funding for 2.5D/3DHI-related R&D. Albany-based researchers from

December 15 2025
Nanotechnology

Albany/NY’s Capital Region Is Becoming a Space Hub for Microelectronics

The Capital Region is increasingly becoming a critical resource for providing radiation-hardened (rad-hard) semiconductor chips for deep space missions and satellites. The region’s semiconductor industry is also playing a pioneering role in designing, developing and prototyping silicon photonics (SiPho) and artificial intelligence (AI) chips for space-related applications. Over the past

May 14 2025
Employment/Workforce, Manufacturing, Nanotechnology, Software/Gaming/AI/Quantum

Security Clearance Demand Grows in Capital Region’s Tech Industries

A security clearance is becoming an increasingly in-demand qualification in the Capital Region as local tech workers play a greater role in manufacturing semiconductor devices for the U.S. Department of Defense and information security for the U.S. Department of Energy, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of

January 14 2025
Employment/Workforce, Manufacturing, Nanotechnology, News

State’s 1st Nanotech Engineering Technician Apprenticeship Trade Gets Approval

    (Jan. 17, 2025) – The New York Department of Labor (NYS DOL) recently approved the Nanotechnology Engineering Technician (NET) trade, the first of its kind in the state, sponsored by the Center for Economic Growth (CEG). CEG’s leadership in developing the trade creates new and expanded Registered Apprenticeship

November 14 2024
Nanotechnology, Research & Development

Even Before NSTC Designation, Capital Region Was Already at EUV R&D Forefront

An EUV workstation at the Albany NanoTech Complex. Even before the Albany NanoTech Complex was designated a National Semiconductor Technology Center flagship facility for standard and high numerical aperture (NA) extreme ultraviolet (EUV) research and development, the Capital Region already had an advantage over most states when it came to

October 31 2024
Nanotechnology, News

Albany Named CHIPS for America EUV Accelerator

Today’s announcement that NY CREATES’ Albany NanoTech Complex will be home to the CHIPS for America EUV Accelerator, an NSTC facility, solidifies our region’s position as the global leader in semiconductor innovation. The corresponding federal investment of $825 million accelerates the Capital Region high-tech ecosystem while attracting jobs. EUV, or

September 28 2023
Biotechnology/Life Sciences/Pharmaceuticals, Economic Analysis, Employment/Workforce, Nanotechnology, Software/Gaming/AI/Quantum

Global Site Selector IDs Capital Region’s Most Competitive Industry Clusters for CEG

Newmark Study will Guide CEG’s Industry Attraction and Growth Efforts   ALBANY, NEW YORK – At its annual meeting on Sept. 27, the Center for Economic Growth (CEG) unveiled the findings of a Targeted Attraction & Growth Plan by Newmark’s global strategy and site selection practice that identified the Capital

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