Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation


Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation

(body)(MCC) One of the first, and now one of the largest, UScomputer industry research and development consortia.

Founded in late 1982 by major computer and semiconductormanufacturers, MCC's membership has diversified to include abroad range of high-profile corporations from electronics,computers, aerospace, semiconductors, and related industries,reflecting the full range of companies vital to the life cycleof Information Technology products. Active involvement ofsmall- and medium-sized firms and technology users, along withwell-established alliances with government research anddevelopment agencies and leading universities, allows MCC'spartners to maximise the benefit of scarce research anddevelopment resources.

Some of the technical areas in which MCC has distinguisheditself are:

System Architecture and Design (optimise hardware and softwaredesign, provide for scalability and interoperability, allowrapid prototyping for improved time-to-market, and support there-engineering of existing systems for open systems).

Advanced Microelectronics Packaging and Interconnection(smaller, faster, more powerful, and cost-competitive).

Hardware Systems Engineering (tools and methodologies forcost-efficient, up-front design of advanced electronicsystems, including modelling and design-for-test techniques toimprove cost, yield, quality, and time-to-market).

Environmentally Conscious Technologies (process control andoptimisation tools, information management and analysiscapabilities, and non-hazardous material alternativessupporting cost-efficient production, waste minimisation, andreduced environmental impact).

Distributed Information Technology (managing and maintainingphysically distributed corporate information resources ondifferent platforms, building blocks for the national information infrastructure, networking tools and services forintegration within and between companies, and electroniccommerce).

Intelligent Systems (systems that "intelligently" supportbusiness processes and enhance performance, includingdecision support, data management, forecasting andprediction).

http://mcc.com/.

Address: Austin, Texas, USA.