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