This deal also directly contradicts the objectives of SEMATECH, the semiconductor manufacturing technology consortium created to enhance and strengthen U.S. companies involved in the semiconductor industry.

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Zerhouni compares it to Sematech, the nonprofit formed by U.S. semiconductor companies in 1986 to help them create manufacturing standards to eliminate waste and compete with Japan.

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The other volunteers on the team include representatives of Veridian, the Internet Operators Group (IOPS.org), Sematech and the SANS Institute, which represents 62, 000 systems administrators and security professionals.

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Dell, one of America's 40 biggest companies, started life at the university in 1984, and smart industrial policy brought Sematech, a consortium involving the government as well as 14 big chip firms, to Austin in 1988.

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