RTP's MCNC Research & Development Institute (www.mcnc-rdi.org) has signed an agreement with Lucent Technologies to jointly develop microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) that are expected to increase communication speeds in the multi-gigabit-per-second range, for use in three-dimensional imaging. MCNC-RDI will collaborate on the project with Lucent's Bell Labs R&D division, and the New Jersey Nanotechnology Consortium (NJNC), based at and run by Bell Labs.
The project is supported by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA), according to company reports. The Lucent contract for the project was awarded by DARPA in April 2004 for a total of $13.5 million and is scheduled for completion by March 2006.
MCNC-RDI is a CED member.