RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), the world’s leading university-research consortium for semiconductors and related technologies, today announced it has established a $5 million industry-university partnership devoted to bringing clean, reliable and efficient energy systems and technologies to the marketplace. Founding industry members include ABB, Applied Materials, Bosch, First Solar, IBM, Nexans and Tokyo Electron.