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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Office of the Mayor <br /> <br />NEWS RELEASE <br />August 20, 2009 <br />10:00 a.m. <br /> <br />City supports nanoelectronics commercialization <br /> <br />Contact: <br />Mikki Dobski, Director of Communications & Special Projects, 235-5855 or 876-1564 <br /> <br />or Don Inks, Director of Economic Development, 235-9371 <br /> <br />The City of South Bend has reiterated its vow to support commercialization of <br />nanoelectronics research emanating from the Midwest Institute for Nanoelectronics <br />Discovery, which concluded an important international research workshop here Aug. 18. <br /> <br />“MIND will be transformational to the economy of the city and the region, which is one <br />the key reasons why we’ve supported it from the very beginning,” said Mayor Stephen J. <br />Luecke. <br /> <br />Led by the University of Notre Dame, MIND is a university-private sector research <br />consortium intent on discovering the next nanoscale logic device, which will replace the <br />current computer switch architecture widely used today. It is one of four national research <br />centers established by the Semiconductor Research Corporation’s Nanoelectronics <br />Research Initiative. The purpose of MIND’s workshop this week was to examine how <br />experimental “next-generation” switches studied by NRI can be used most effectively in <br />design. <br /> <br />“MIND’s workshop this week is evidence of the great strides being made in the quest for <br />smaller, faster and better nanoscale computer technology,” Luecke said. “And the City is <br />well-positioned at the ground level to provide support to bring MIND’s discoveries into <br />the marketplace.” <br /> <br />NRI leaders have lauded South Bend’s response to the MIND initiative, saying the City’s <br />support for commercialization of research is unprecedented. <br /> <br />Additionally, the City has cleared and developed Ignition Park to house MIND-inspired <br />nanoelectronics businesses and other tech start-ups, and has worked in close cooperation <br />with the University of Notre Dame to develop Innovation Park at Notre Dame, due to <br />open this fall. Together, the two locations comprise Indiana’s first-ever dual-site <br />technology park. <br />- 30 - <br />