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What is the Alba Centre?
The Alba Centre is the result of a unique collaboration
involving government, industry and academia and is aimed
at driving the future of electronic design. The project
was officially launched in December 1997 by Scottish Enterprise,
Scotland's economic development agency. Scottish Enterprise
has been responsible for the thought leadership and all
initial funding for the project.
Situated in Livingston, in
the heart of Scotland's Silicon Glen, the Alba Centre
has developed a unique infrastructure for electronic design,
unrivalled anywhere else in the world. This infrastructure
focuses on tackling the challenges of System Level Integration
(SLI) and its implementation at component level which
is System-on-Chip (SoC). Our aim is to support your design
activities both today and in the years ahead with our
long-term strategies for the semiconductor industry in
Scotland.
What are the Alba Centre's
initiatives?
- Institute for System
Level Integration
Providing the world's first Masters and Engineering
Doctorate education in System Level Integration.
- Virtual Component Exchange
An e-commerce organisation with global electronics industry
backing, which has created the world's first Internet-based,
regulated trading exchange for semiconductor intellectual
property.
- Microelectronics Test
Centre
Developed by the Alba Centre in association with Test
Advantage, the centre provides prototype characterisation
services, test development facilities and test education.
- Scottish Embedded Software
Centre
Developed to provide a focal point for embedded software
companies in Scotland, the centre offers technical and
recruitment support, consultancy services and industry
analysis.
- Alba Campus
Alba is developing a 96 acre business park in the heart
of Silicon Glen specifically focused on building and
supporting a community of electronic design companies.
All the Alba infrastructure cited above will be situated
on the Campus.
As a location for electronic
design, Scotland offers a unique environment supported
by the Alba Centre infrastructure and the inward investment
business advice offered by Locate in Scotland. We provide
support to the full range of business challenges involved
with setting up a new design team including the provision
of fast-start incubator facilities, advice on tax, grants
and staff recruitment.
It's no wonder then that
leading electronics companies such as Motorola, Tality,
Intel and Epson are all choosing to locate their design
activities in Scotland.
If you would like further
information on how Scotland could help support your plans
for design centre expansion, please contact enquiries@albacentre.co.uk.
Alba
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