Purdue has secured funding for the consortium from TSMC and Synopsys, Inc., and through collaboration with the DOD-supported Scalable Asymmetric Lifecycle Engagement Microelectronics Workforce Development program (SCALE).

 

Current CSME members:

 

Foundry Partner: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), one of the world’s largest semiconductor contract manufacturers.

 

EDA Partner: Synopsys, Inc., a global leader in electronic design automation (EDA) and semiconductor IP, is the consortium’s founding EDA member. In addition to state-of-the-art design and verification automation tools, the company offers the broadest portfolios of both silicon-proven IP and application security and quality solutions. Synopsys technology supports semiconductor and software development for data center computers, autonomous systems, artificial intelligence, 5G and Internet of Things devices.