IPC has been involved with NIST attempting to obtain U.S. government funding for R&D
for the Electronic Interconnection industry.  We are pleased to inform you that this
funding has been budgeted.  Proposed projects are now being solicited. Details
follow.

Happy holidays
Dave Bergman, IPC



ATP Announces 1998 Competitions

The Advanced Technology Program announces the opening of eight new competitions to
support innovative, cost-shared industrial research and development under the
Advanced Technology Program. The ATP has approximately $82 million dollars available
in fiscal year 1998 for first- year funding of new projects.

NIST will host a series of regional public meetings to provide general information on
the 1998 competitions, the selection process, and ATP rules and procedures for
potential proposers who may be unfamiliar with the program. Proposers are not
required to attend these meetings.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Advanced Technology
Program (ATP), is soliciting proposals under its focused program competition 98-06,
Microelectronics Manufacturing Infrastructure.

More details can be found at:

  CBD announcement  http://www.atp.nist.gov/www/press/cbd98-06.htm
   Supplemental Info   http://www.atp.nist.gov/atp/97wpm212.htm
 Preproposal Q &A   http://www.atp.nist.gov/atp/focus/preprop.htm
  Proposer's conference  http://www.atp.nist.gov/atp/conf/atp98bid.htm

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