Alongside these academic programs, Intel works with a variety of other external research channels and provides funding to the external researchers and students through them. The best-known channels are the Semiconductor Research Corporation and Sematech.12 Intel also
posts assignees to Sematech and directly sponsors lesser-known programs as well (these projects are included in the aforementioned external projects that Intel supports). One such program is the Robert Noyce Memorial Fellowship Program, which sponsors graduate students at leading computer science, engineering, and business administration programs around the United States