米ＮＹ州、半導体拠点に１．５兆円投資　東京エレクトロンなどと協力

　【ニューヨーク時事】米ニューヨーク州は１１日、ＩＢＭや半導体製造装置大手の東京エレクトロンなどと共同で、同州オールバニにある産官学の半導体研究拠点に、新たに総額１００億ドル（約１兆４６００億円）を投じる計画を発表した。先端技術を巡る米中対立が深まる中、人工知能（ＡＩ）などに欠かせない次世代半導体の開発を強化する狙いがある。
　計画は、新たな研究施設（総面積約４６００平方メートル）を設け、オランダ半導体製造装置大手ＡＳＭＬから先端機器を導入することが柱。ＩＢＭや東京エレクトロンに加え、マイクロン・テクノロジー、アプライドマテリアルズと組み、開発能力を高める。（2023/12/12-07:12）

The state of New York on Monday announced a plan to create a new semiconductor research laboratory at an industry-government-academia facility in Albany by investing 10 billion dollars jointly with U.S. tech giant IBM Corp., major Japanese chipmaking gear maker Tokyo Electron Ltd. and others.
   The move is aimed at strengthening the development of next-generation chips indispensable for artificial intelligence and other technologies amid the deepening conflict between the United States and China over cutting-edge technologies.
   Under the plan, major Dutch chipmaking equipment maker ASML Holding NV will provide state-of-the-art equipment to the new lab, which will have a total area of 4,600 square meters and will work with IBM, Tokyo Electron, U.S. chipmaker Micron Technology Inc. and U.S. chipmaking gear maker Applied Materials Inc. on enhancing its chip development capabilities.
   "We're launching a new 10-billion-dollar partnership with leaders from the semiconductor industry and taking one more step forward to make sure New York is the semiconductor capital of the world," New York Governor Kathy Hochul said at a press conference.
   The state will contribute 1 billion dollars to the project, while the rest will be shouldered by the companies.