Delphi Donates Microelectronics Laboratory To Wayne State University

    DETROIT, June 5 Delphi Automotive Systems
today announced it will donate an advanced microelectronics laboratory and its
fabrication equipment to Wayne State University.  The equipment, with an
estimated market value of more than $6.5 million, will be a part of a "clean
room," or controlled-environment, in Wayne State's Smart Sensors and
Integrated Microsystems Laboratory

    "Wayne State is committed to providing the best available resources to
enhance the quality of our research," said Wayne State President Irvin D.
Reid.  "We are very pleased that Delphi, who is also committed to creating the
next advancements in sensor technology, is working with us to equip this
state-of-the-art clean room."

    Wayne State will utilize the equipment to conduct cutting-edge research in
the area of smart sensors and microsystems, while developing future leaders in
advanced sensor technologies.  "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 Dr. Greg Auner, Wayne State professor of engineering who spearheaded the
project.  In addition, the university hopes to commercialize products and
technologies through partnerships with industry and new business creation.

    "Delphi has a long-standing history with Wayne State University, which is
one of the leading research and development schools in the country," said Dr.
Andrew Brown, Jr., Delphi's director of engineering.  "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 continue to have access to the clean room equipment, which
will soon be moved from the General Motors Research & Development Center in
Warren, Mich.  Delphi researchers will utilize the equipment for a variety of
research programs in both automotive and new market technologies.

    Wayne State University is a premier institution offering more than 350
academic programs through 14 schools and colleges to more than 31,000 students
in metropolitan Detroit.