The Engineering Research Center for Plasma-Aided Manufacturing
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The National Science Foundation's Engineering Research Center (ERC) for Plasma-Aided Manufacturing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Minnesota is working on the use of electrically charged particles in the manufacture of semiconductors and other electrical and electronics devices. Plasma-aided manufacturing has been used with limited knowledge of the plasmas, their chemistry, their specific process control, quality and productivity improvement, and sophisticated production techniques. Manufacturers are concerned about yields, end-point detection, reliability, processing rate, aging, and the feasibility of various plasma processes. The ERC is intended to develop new processes to ensure that plasma-aided manufacturing will meet industry's present and future needs, to develop modern statistical techniques of experimental design and analysis, and to conduct the basic science and engineering support studies required.
Publication Name: Proceedings of the IEEE
Subject: Electronics
ISSN: 0018-9219
Year: 1993
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ERC research in intelligent manufacturing systems
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The Engineering Research Center (ERC) for Intelligent Manufacturing Systems at Purdue University is working on systems with the innate ability to respond to changes in requirements in manufacturing environments. Intelligent manufacturing systems (IMS) differ from conventional manufacturing systems in their inherent ability to adapt quickly and appropriately to changes without external intervention. The three primary areas of IMS research are process models, design tools, and integrated systems technology. A 'research testbed' is developed early in each program, which forces researchers to focus on critical interface issues before they develop their component pieces. This approach also helps clarify key knowledge gaps and serves as a springboard for further research. The first IMS project, the Quick Turnaround Cell, was completed in 1988; this and four other test beds at the center are described.
Publication Name: Proceedings of the IEEE
Subject: Electronics
ISSN: 0018-9219
Year: 1993
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Intelligent optical networks: research, education, and industrial programs at the Center for Telecommunications Research
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The Center for Telecommunications Research at Columbia University is working on integrated telecommunications networks for multimedia information transmission and management. The three areas of focus at the center are the lightwave network focal project, which is investigating new approaches and technologies for multiuser networks that use the full capacity potential of optical communications; the network management focal project, which is exploring new approaches for integrating multimedia traffic on a broadband network that can detect and respond rapidly to hardware and software faults; and the broadband applications project, which is developing generic new approaches and methodologies for supporting wireless computing and other bandwidth-intensive applications. Also described are the subtopics of all-optical networks and wireless computing.
Publication Name: Proceedings of the IEEE
Subject: Electronics
ISSN: 0018-9219
Year: 1993
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