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This workshop was organized in the early 1980s to produce HgxCd1−xTe (MCT) mid- and long- wave infrared night vision technology. A key was an organizational plan that would combine industry, university, and government work to optimize return on the overall investment. (A majority of the work was sponsored by the U.S. Government.) To put this in perspective, three models will be presented, going from basic work to manufacturing a product. These are the series, parallel, and hybrid models. The workshop fits the parallel model best and can be thought of as a pioneering attempt in implementing such a model.
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Spicer, W.E. The organization of the MCT workshop: An innovative approach to universities, industry, and government working together. J. Electron. Mater. 27, 490–493 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-998-0002-x
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