
CAMPAIGNS
POWER ELECTRONICS
The CATN2 has pursued a comprehensive strategy for development of a power electronics cluster in the Erie Canal (I-90) corridor initiated by the formation of the New York-Power Electronics Manufacturing Consortium (NY-PEMC).

NY-PEMC has focused on strategic attraction and eco-system growth targeting four synergistic areas that include:
POWER ACCELERATOR

Incubation, supply chain enablement, & workforce training
POWER CONVERSION

WBG devices-silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN)
INTEGRATED PHOTONICS

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PERFORMANCE
With access to an advanced semiconductor RD&D environment that includes a 300mm wafer industry-compliant silicon wafer process line, the U.S. Department of Commerce and New York State established the Advanced Manufacturing Performance (AMP) Center at UAlbany's CNSE to provide access to project-ready test-beds.

OUR MISSION is to drive systematic progression in advanced manufacturing solutions by addressing the challenges confronting the semiconductor industry supply chain partners with a focus on
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Root Cause Analysis with "lab-to-fab” testing of industry-supplier components and sub-systems using Equipment-level Test-beds;
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Data Utilization with “digital twin” analysis of industry-compliant facility management systems using Facility-level Test-beds;
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Output Control with “career pathways” training on industry-relevant hands-on experiential learning using Process-level Test-beds;
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Manufacturing Best-Known-Method (BKM) documentation, including subject-matter-expert video generated training videos. One documentation method is using DeepHow AI, which AMP demonstrates and teaches for in-house and external customers.

DRIVE Root-Cause-Analysis methodology
DRIVE (Detect, Diagnose, Review, Implement, Verify, Evaluate) Flow Chart gives a structured methodology to trouble-shoot, or Root-Cause analyze, a “fault” in any system.
This specific Flow Chart is for trouble-shooting a Building Air Conditioning system, but this methodology can be retrofitted to any institution system.