This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $275,000 to United Semiconductors, LLC supports the development of two critical hardware components for in-space manufacturing of advanced semiconductor materials: A Universal Crystal Growth Capsule designed to leverage microgravity conditions during crystal growth, enabling high-throughput production of high-purity semiconductor crystals. A novel Wafer Dicing Tool to achieve...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,400,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.070) to Purdue University. The project, titled "CHIP DESIGN HUB: OPEN, ACCESSIBLE AND SCALABLE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION", aims to establish a national chip design hub to provide education, training, and infrastructure to universities and colleges across the U.S. The goal is to increase the...
This Cooperative Agreement award of $1,000,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) aims to expand and diversify the semiconductor workforce by recruiting current college students, primarily first-year students, into engineering programs and career pathways within the semiconductor industry. The project, led by Boise State University, will transform degree pathways through a partnership with the College of Southern...
This Project Grant award of $300,000 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) aims to address the critical shortage of skilled semiconductor workers in the United States. The project, titled the Semiconductor Workforce Advancement Nexus (SWAN), will establish a prototype workforce training center at the University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) to develop a scalable, university-based training model in collaboration with industry partners. The...
This $732,964 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.084 - NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships) is for the PIVOTS: CHICAGOLAND PARTNERSHIP FOR SEMICONDUCTOR AND MICROELECTRONICS EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING project. The project aims to prepare individuals from underrepresented minority groups with the skills necessary to start new careers in the semiconductor and microelectronics industry in the Chicagoland area through a series of compensated experiential...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Traineeship (NRT) Program award to the University of South Florida (USF) will develop and implement a comprehensive, experiential learning-based education, research, training, and skills development program in semiconductor design, manufacturing, and packaging. With $3,000,000 in funding from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2029, the project anticipates training 75 Ph.D. and 133 M.S. students, including 15 Ph.D. and 8 M.S. funded trainees, across...
This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) through its STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), aims to develop and deploy a hands-on semiconductor manufacturing training program at the University of Utah. The $999,420 award, which runs from July 2024 to June 2027, seeks to train a diverse domestic workforce to meet the current and future technological needs of the semiconductor industry, as outlined in the CHIPS Act. The program will provide participants with...
This $649,953 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to develop multiple educational pathways leading to careers in the semiconductor manufacturing industry in the five-county Central New York region. The project, titled "Pathways Leading to Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Across New York (PLASMA-NY)", seeks to integrate semiconductor-focused competencies, learning outcomes, course content, and labs into...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $1,484,704 to develop and pilot an industry-wide semiconductor workforce certification program. The project, led by The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF-SUNY), will create a unified advanced manufacturing competency model and semiconductor manufacturing sub-sector competency model, and develop a certification program and web-based portal for...
This $275,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant, awarded under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, funds the development and validation of materials and processes for advanced semiconductor manufacturing at Geminatio, a for-profit organization. The goal is to enable the progression of Moore's Law and strengthen domestic semiconductor manufacturing capacity and capability, which has been impacted by recent supply chain issues. The project seeks to...