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Office of the Mayor
NEWS RELEASE
August 20, 2009
10:00 a.m.
City supports nanoelectronics commercialization
Contact:
Mikki Dobski, Director of Communications & Special Projects, 235-5855 or 876-1564
or Don Inks, Director of Economic Development, 235-9371
The City of South Bend has reiterated its vow to support commercialization of
nanoelectronics research emanating from the Midwest Institute for Nanoelectronics
Discovery, which concluded an important international research workshop here Aug. 18.
“MIND will be transformational to the economy of the city and the region, which is one
the key reasons why we’ve supported it from the very beginning,” said Mayor Stephen J.
Luecke.
Led by the University of Notre Dame, MIND is a university-private sector research
consortium intent on discovering the next nanoscale logic device, which will replace the
current computer switch architecture widely used today. It is one of four national research
centers established by the Semiconductor Research Corporation’s Nanoelectronics
Research Initiative. The purpose of MIND’s workshop this week was to examine how
experimental “next-generation” switches studied by NRI can be used most effectively in
design.
“MIND’s workshop this week is evidence of the great strides being made in the quest for
smaller, faster and better nanoscale computer technology,” Luecke said. “And the City is
well-positioned at the ground level to provide support to bring MIND’s discoveries into
the marketplace.”
NRI leaders have lauded South Bend’s response to the MIND initiative, saying the City’s
support for commercialization of research is unprecedented.
Additionally, the City has cleared and developed Ignition Park to house MIND-inspired
nanoelectronics businesses and other tech start-ups, and has worked in close cooperation
with the University of Notre Dame to develop Innovation Park at Notre Dame, due to
open this fall. Together, the two locations comprise Indiana’s first-ever dual-site
technology park.
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