June 5, 2001 — DETROIT — Delphi Automotive Systems plans to donate an advanced microelectronics laboratory to Wayne State University. The company is also donating fabrication equipment that will be part of a cleanroom in the school’s Smart Sensors and Integrated Microsystems Laboratory.

“Delphi has a long-standing history with Wayne State University, which is one of the leading research and development schools in the country,” said Andrew Brown, Jr, director of engineering for Delphi. “We share a common interest in the development of advanced sensors, and Delphi is looking forward to providing Wayne State with the necessary equipment to develop the next generation of outstanding researchers in this field.

Delphi will have access to the cleanroom equipment, which they plan to use in a number of research projects for automotive and new market technologies. The equipment is being moved from the General Motors Research & Development Center in Warren, Michigan.

According to Wayne State officials, the new equipment will lead new discoveries in the area of smart sensors and Microsystems.

“Smart sensors are the electronic equivalent of your eyes and ears. We are pioneering sensors for use in breast cancer detection, drug and electrical stimulation to restore sight, and chemical and biological environmental sensors. The sensors are mainly biomedical, but they are used in aerospace, energy, communications and automotive applications.,” said Greg Auner, a professor of engineer at Wayne State.

The equipment is valued at more than $6.5 million.