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ADI
Analog Devices, Inc.
AEA
American Electronics Association
AIM
The Alliance for Innovative Manufacturing
ALD
Atomic Layer Deposition
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
ASICs
Application Specific Integrated Circuits
BEST
Back End Simulation Tool
BiCMOS
Bipolar Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
CARES
CAReer Enhancement Services
CIFE
Center for Integrated Facilities Engineering
CIS
Center for Integrated Systems
CISX
Center for Integrated Systems Extension
CMOS
Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
CPIMA
Center on Polymer Interfaces and Macromolecular Assemblies
CS
Computer Science Department
CSL
Computer Systems Labortory
C2S2
Center for Circuits, Systems and Software
CTS
Center for Telecommunications at Stanford
DARPA
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
EDA
Electronic Design Automation
EE
Electrical Engineering Department
FLASH
Flexible Architecture for SHared memory
FMA
Fellow/Mentor/Advisor program
GSRC
Gigscale Silicon Research Center
HP
Hewlett-Packard
ICL
Integrated Circuits Laboratory
IFC
Interconnect Focus Center
INMP
Initiative for Nanoscale Materials and Processes
ISL
Information Systems Laboratory
LAM
The Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials
LNS
Lucas NovaSensor
MARCO
The Microelectronics Advanced Research Corporation
ME
Mechanical Engineering
MEMs
MicroElectroMechanical Systems
MSD
Materials Structures and Devices Focus Center
MSE
Materials Science and Engineering
NMTRI
Non-Volatile Memory Technology Initiative
NNIN
National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network
NNUN
National Nanofabrication Users Network
NSC
National Semiconductor Corporation
NSF
National Science Foundation
PRPA
Philips Research Palo Alto
PSDC
Panasonic Semiconductor Development Company
RIP
Research-in Progress
REU
Research Experience for Undergraduates
SIA
Semiconductor Industry Association
SIMA
Stanford Integrated Manufacturing Association
SLAC
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
SNF
Stanford Nanofabrication Facility
SNRC
Stanford Networking Research Center
SPEEDIE
Stanford Profile Emulator for Etching and Deposition in IC Engineering
SPRC
Stanford Photonics Research Center
SRC
Semiconductor Research Corporation
SSIA
Solid State Industrial Affiliates
SSL
Solid State Laboratory
SSPL
Solid State and Photonics Laboratory
STARLab
Space, Telecommunications, and Radioscience Lab
TCAD
Technology Computer-Aided Design
TI
Texas Instruments
TRP
Technology Reinvestment Project
TSMC
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
VSEA
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates
VLSI
Very Large-Scale Integration