Eligibility & Benefits
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Eligibility requirements for membership
Any industrial company can join this program as far as a company who can technically provide advices, suggestions and participate in discussions with NMTRI faculty members, students and research staff members.
Program benefits
Collaboration with world-class research
- Real-time knowledge exchange with Stanford faculty and gifted PhD students in microelectronics and related areas
- Regular presentations, briefing and information exchange about NMTRI-related research and other information of interest e.g. NMTRI meetings, seminars, newsletters, facilitated access to program information through the NMTRI members-only website, etc.
- The opportunity to send a visiting scientist from the partner company to be in residence at Stanford through NMTRI
- Participation in the NMTRI Advisory Committee (AdCom)
- Executive representatives from all NMTRI partner companies meet twice/year to discuss NMTRI strategy and precompetitive issues of concern to all parties
- NMTRI assists with providing members the opportunity to engage with students for recruiting
Success parameters
- Active participation by key “champions” (AdCom representative, mentor(s), other senior executives)
- Dedication of effort and time to substantive activities (seminars, recruiting, hosting visits, etc.)
- Involvement of many personal contacts inside the company (information exchange)
- When in doubt, ask NMTRI for help
Cost of participation in NMTRI
Annual membership fees are as follows
- NMTRI Members: $100K/annually
- For Full SystemX Members: $80K/annually for NMTRI membership
- For Associate SystemX Members: $90K/annually for NMTRI membership