It began operations as a research plant for SEMATECH in 1988, but was reorganized as a for-profit subsidiary in July 2004.
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ATDF is currently a subsidiary of SEMATECH, a non-profit consortium that performs basic research into semiconductor manufacturing.
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The program is funded with a state grant that is jointly administered by ACC and ATDF's parent company SEMATECH.
SEMATECH hosts a variety of worldwide conferences, symposiums, and workshops (e.g., Litho Forum, Manufacturing Week) and delivers papers, presentations, and joint reports at major industry conferences (SPIE, IEDM, SEMICON West).
The International Sematech Manufacturing Initiative (ISMI), an extension of the US consortium SEMATECH, is sponsoring the "300 mm Prime" initiative.
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Schroeder has been a member of the Board of Directors of KLA-Tencor, Adept Technology, Photon Dynamics, Gasonics (now a division of (Novellus), Genus, Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Institute (SEMI) and Semi-Sematech.