Educated Workforce

• Manufacturing Productivity 19% higher with wages 2% lower than national average
• 17 college graduating 14,000 annually; prestigious engineering and science programs from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Rensselaer), Union College, University at Albany (UAlbany), & Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC)
• State Supported Industry Specific Training Programs

SEMATECH/SIA Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology (SMT) Training Program at HVCC

• Scalable hands on training in actual chip fabrication environment
• Supplying a flexible and skilled SMT workforce on demand
• Certificate and Associate Degree Programs
• Hands-on-training in Class 1 clean room 300mm Pilot manufacturing protocols at Albany
• Center for Integrated Electronics, Electronics Manufacturing and Electronics Media at Rensselaer producing world-renowned interactive semiconductor manufacturing educational materials