The University of Texas at Austin is receiving a $4.8 million state grant for a new local semiconductor lab.

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The multimillion-dollar award under the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund was announced by Gov. Greg Abbott on Dec. 10. The new funding will allow UT Austin to establish the QLab, described as a quantum-enhanced semiconductor facility focused on metrology, or measurement science.

“Texas is the new frontier of innovation and UT Austin is where world-changing discoveries in quantum research and development are being made," Abbott said in a statement. "Through this TSIF grant, QLab will acquire state-of-the-art instrumentation that will be used to advance semiconductor manufacturing in Texas by leveraging new developments in quantum science and technology. Texas w

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