Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation
     
         (MCC) One of the first, and now one of the largest, US
        computer industry research and development consortia.
     
        Founded in late 1982 by major computer and semiconductor
        manufacturers, MCC's membership has diversified to include a
        broad range of high-profile corporations from electronics,
        computers, aerospace, semiconductors, and related industries,
        reflecting the full range of companies vital to the life cycle
        of {Information Technology} products.  Active involvement of
        small- and medium-sized firms and technology users, along with
        well-established alliances with government research and
        development agencies and leading universities, allows MCC's
        partners to maximise the benefit of scarce research and
        development resources.
     
        Some of the technical areas in which MCC has distinguished
        itself are:
     
        System Architecture and Design (optimise hardware and software
        design, provide for scalability and interoperability, allow
        rapid prototyping for improved time-to-market, and support the
        re-engineering of existing systems for open systems).
     
        Advanced Microelectronics Packaging and Interconnection
        (smaller, faster, more powerful, and cost-competitive).
     
        Hardware Systems Engineering (tools and methodologies for
        cost-efficient, up-front design of advanced electronic
        systems, including modelling and design-for-test techniques to
        improve cost, yield, quality, and time-to-market).
     
        Environmentally Conscious Technologies (process control and
        optimisation tools, information management and analysis
        capabilities, and non-hazardous material alternatives
        supporting cost-efficient production, waste minimisation, and
        reduced environmental impact).
     
        Distributed {Information Technology} (managing and maintaining
        physically distributed corporate information resources on
        different {platform}s, building blocks for the {national
        information infrastructure}, networking tools and services for
        integration within and between companies, and electronic
        commerce).
     
        Intelligent Systems (systems that "intelligently" support
        business processes and enhance performance, including
        {decision support}, {data management}, forecasting and
        prediction).
     
        {Home (http://www.mcc.com/)}.
     
        Address: Austin, Texas, USA.
     
        (1995-04-25)