GE To Build Silicon Carbide Packaging Center in New York

Governor of New York state, Andrew Cuomo has announced that General Electric (GE) Global R&D Center will serve as the main tenant of nano science and engineering institute of technology, computer chips commercial center at State University of New York. GE Company will build the first power electronics manufacturing center based on GE silicon carbide technology.

Senior vice president and chief technology officer of GE, Mark says: "We are creating a silicon carbide channel with the New York state and State University of New York is located at Albany, which will become the center of power electronic in the next revolution. In Utica, it will focus on commercial expansion from computer chip to the first power electronics manufacturing center based on GE silicon carbide technology ".

In addition, Como adds, analog semiconductors and sensors-AMS AG company will invest $2 billion to support sophisticated, 360000 feet, 200/300 nano wafer manufacturing facilities, to make analog chips. These public-private partnership marks that the government $1.5 billion nano Utica propose has started the next stage.

Advanced packaging technology is very important for the development of faster and more powerful computer chips, and silicon carbide chip used in power electronics field. Encapsulation facilities is an important part of New York association of power electronics, and the association is funded by the government $500 million in support of the public or private semiconductor research partnerships, including more than 100 enterprises. The association is located in the Poly Megaplex of State University of New York, and the leaders including GE and IBM, are pushing the material field in upstate New York coordination and creating employment opportunities.

The extensions of QUAD C include advanced clean room, laboratory, hands-on education, workforce training facilities, and comprehensive office that covers an area of 25.3 square feet. The clean room will be America's first two layers of 5.6 square feet of clean room, five times larger than the area of the original plan.

According to economy development pattern driven by New York innovation, public funds will not be provided to private companies. New York State will invest about $250 million to QUAD C and Marcy nano center, to support the key equipments and infrastructure improvements. The U.S. government will possess these facilities, and manage these facilities with Poly of State University of New York. The public investment will push the Mohawk valley high-tech economic ecosystem, and attract more employment opportunities and supply chain enterprises, to support and promote the nano Utica propose.