LEGACY & FAST FACTS
The 3D Systems Packaging Research Center (PRC),housed in the Manufacturing Research Center building on the Georgia Tech campus, was established in 1994 as a U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Research Center (ERC). It has been the largest global research center dedicated to System-on-Package (SOP) and other emerging microsystems packaging technologies.
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Education
• Graduated 181 B.S, 283 M.S and 198 Ph.D. degrees specializing in Packaging
• Designed and offered 10 undergrad and 19 graduate cross-discipline courses
• Published 4 text and reference books |
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Leading-Edge Research
• 1,200 refereed journal papers
• 249 invention disclosures
• 36 patents awarded; 6 patents pending
• 166 royalty-free licenses
• 97 documented technology transfers
• $50 million, 13,000 foot square clean labs
• Received 67 Best Paper Awards |
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Economics
• Generated $247M research and infrastructure dollars
• Collaborated with 198 companies, 15 government agencies
• Created 4 spin-out and 4 spin-in companies
• Contributed $351M to State of Georgia economy |
