November 02, 2003 03:00 PM US Eastern Timezone
NY Governor George E. Pataki to Receive 2003 Noyce Award from Semiconductor Industry Association
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 2003--The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has selected New York State Governor George E. Pataki, representing all New Yorkers, as the 2003 recipient of the prestigious Robert Noyce Award. The award, which represents the highest honor bestowed by the SIA, will be presented to Governor Pataki at the SIA's Forecast and Award Dinner on November 5, 2003, where Governor Pataki will deliver the keynote address. Past keynote speakers include Gordon Moore, Bill Bennett, and Henry Kissinger. In giving Gov. Pataki its highest award, named in honor of industry pioneer and Intel co-founder Robert Noyce, the SIA Board cited his exemplary leadership and steadfast support for New York State's efforts in semiconductor research, development, and commercialization. The award to Governor Pataki represents the first time the award has been given to an elected public official.
"Under Governor Pataki's leadership, New York serves as a national model for federal, state and local governments in the creative use of targeted government resources to expand semiconductor R&D and manufacturing activities in the United States," said SIA President George Scalise. "It is in our strategic interest in terms of homeland security and job creation to maintain US leadership in microelectronics and New York is in the forefront of this vital effort."
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