STMicroelectronics and Politecnico di Milano (PoLiMi) have inaugurated the expansion of semiconductor-manufacturing capabilities at PoliFab, the University’s micro and nanotechnology R&D center. Building on the long-standing collaboration between the two organizations, the PoliFab’s clean room — a facility where silicon wafers are made into semiconductor chips — has received state-of-the-art equipment from STMicroelectronics to boost…

STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor provider, and Politecnico di Milano, a scientific-technological university that trains engineers, architects, and industrial designers, have committed to a five-year collaboration agreement. The announcement was made in the presence of Italy’s Minister of Economic Development Giancarlo Giorgetti. At the heart of the agreement is the establishment of a joint research center…