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Central Texas Congressmen Work Together for Funding $5 million for Advanced Processing and Prototyping Center

Date: June 23, 2004
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Technology and Communication


Central Texas Congressmen Work Together for Funding $5 million for Advanced Processing and Prototyping Center

June 23, 2004

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representatives John R. Carter, Lamar Smith and Lloyd Doggett, are pleased to announce $5 million procurement for the Advanced Processing and Prototyping Center (AP2C), part of the National Technology Initiative, located on the Sematech technology campus in Austin. The funding is included in the Department of Defense FY 2005 Appropriations bill, which passed the House today.
In late March, Carter, Smith and Doggett led the Texas delegation in a letter to the House Appropriations Committee to reestablish the original funding partnership. This funding is in addition to the state funding approved by the state legislature earlier this year.

"Our efforts to secure this funding reflect bipartisan agreement on the importance of Sematech to Texas, not just in terms of economic development, but as a beacon of technological advancement benefiting our entire nation," said Rep. Doggett. "I will continue working with the Central Texas delegation to ensure Sematech obtains the support it needs."
The National Technology Initiative is an example of the federal government, State of Texas, academia, and private industry uniting to provide multi-technology research and fabrication capabilities that will keep the U.S. thriving in a competitive technology industry.

"I am proud that the first step has been taken to reestablish this partnership." Carter continued by saying, "This is the perfect model of how both state and federal governments, along with universities and businesses, can work together to keep our nation on the leading edge."

This request follows last year's delegation-wide letter that pledged its support to Sematech and expressed commitment to increasing the level of advanced semiconductor research and manufacturing in Texas. The bill will now be considered in the Senate.

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