1. Industry Relevant Research Curriculum Projects
    1. Thrust Areas:
      1. Power, Energy and Thermal Management
      2. Software Design and Verification
      3. Programming on Embedded Multicore Processors
      4. Embedded Processor and SoC Architecture
      5. Networked and Distributed Embedded Systems
      6. Robust Embedded IC Design
    2. Excellent opportunity for carrying out pre-competitive or exploratory research
    3. Program led by over dozen faculty with laboratory and computing facilities
    4. Base membership permits member directed research project
  2. IP Arrangement
    1. Results of shared research projects available to all
    2. Royalty free non-exclusive IP rights on shared research projects
  3. Leverage of Industry/University partnership
    1. Opportunity to direct university projects at significantly reduced overhead
    2. Greater ROI due to the pooling effect of memberships
    3. Additional leveraging possible due to federal matching funds for IUCRC.
  4. Internship Program
  5. Access to academically outstanding ASU engineering students at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
  6. Interns employed by ASU yet work at the member site
  7. Gain a recruiting advantage by developing relationships with interns at an early stage
  8. Opportunity to select experienced interns for permanent employment