For Release:      Immediate — January 12, 2015

Contact:            Jerry Gretzinger, Vice President of Strategic Communications and Public Relations

    (518) 956-7359 |  jgretzinger@sunycnse.com

CANANDAIGUA, NY – The Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) at SUNY Polytechnic Institute today announced that its Smart System Technology & Commercialization Center (STC) has successfully recertified as having an effective ISO 9001:2008 quality management system in place. This certification acknowledges STC’s strong customer focus, the motivation and implication of top management, the process approach and continual improvement. The scope of this registration covers the design, development, fabrication and packaging of micro electromechanical systems (MEMS) and semiconductor devices.

CNSE’s STC is a world-class 150mm and 200mm MEMS foundry that works with customers to commercialize MEMS and semiconductor technologies targeting the defense, healthcare, telecommunications, energy and consumer electronics industries. The Center is the only source for MEMS integration accredited with the Defense Microelectronics Activity’s (DMEA) Trusted Foundry program that can reliably and repeatedly produce low to mid-volume MEMS devices. The Center is also a Trusted Supplier for packaging, assembly, and aggregation services with the DMEA.

CNSE’s STC originally gained ISO 9001:2008 certification in January, 2012, as it has worked to forge new and expanded partnerships with commercial entities that require a formal quality management system to be in use. ISO 9001:2008 was also a requirement for the Center’s Trusted Foundry accreditation. The facility’s current registration will be up for future renewal in November 2017.

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SUNY Polytechnic Institute.SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) is New York’s globally recognized, high-tech educational ecosystem, formed from the merger of the SUNY College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering and SUNY Institute of Technology. SUNY Poly offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in the emerging disciplines of nanoscience and nanoengineering, as well as cutting-edge nanobioscience and nanoeconomics programs at its Albany campus, and degrees in technology, professional studies, and the arts and sciences at its Utica/Rome campus. As the world’s most advanced, university-driven research enterprise, SUNY Poly boasts more than $20 billion in high-tech investments, over 300 corporate partners, and maintains a statewide footprint. The 1.3 million-square-foot Albany NanoTech megaplex is home to more than 3,500 scientists, researchers, engineers, students, faculty, and staff, in addition to Tech Valley High School. The Utica/Rome campus offers a unique high-tech learning environment, providing academic programs in technology, including engineering, cybersecurity, computer science, and the engineering technologies; professional studies, including business, communication, and nursing; and arts and sciences, with degrees and course offerings in natural sciences, mathematics, humanities, and social sciences. Thriving athletic, recreational, and cultural programs, events, and activities complement the campus experience. SUNY Poly operates the Smart Cities Technology Innovation Center (SCiTI) at Kiernan Plaza in Albany, the Solar Energy Development Center in Halfmoon, CNSE’s Central New York Hub for Emerging Nano Industries in Syracuse, the Photovoltaic Manufacturing and Technology Development Facility in Rochester, and the Smart System Technology and Commercialization Center (STC) in Canandaigua. SUNY Poly founded and manages the Computer Chip Commercialization Center (Quad-C) on its Utica campus and also manages the $500 million New York Power Electronics Manufacturing Consortium, with nodes in Albany and Rochester, as well as the Buffalo High-Tech Manufacturing Innovation Hub at RiverBend, Buffalo Information Technologies Innovation and Commercialization Hub, and Buffalo Medical Innovation and Commercialization Hub. For information visit www.sunycnse.com and www.sunypoly.edu.