The Institute of Chips and AI, launched on Nov. 19 in Mountain View, California, in the heart of Silicon Valley, is a pioneering initiative from the Purdue University College of Engineering and the next giant leap in redefining the future of semiconductor and AI research in these transformative fields. Purdue ECE professors Kaushik Roy and Anand Raghunathan are co-directors of the institute.

Purdue University professors Alexandra Boltasseva and Vladimir M. Shalaev from the Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering have been named to the 2024 Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers list, recognizing their groundbreaking contributions to nanophotonics, quantum photonics, plasmonics, and metamaterials. Their work, which advances technologies in telecommunications, quantum computing, and more, places them among the top 1% of cited researchers globally, showcasing Purdue’s leadership in impactful research and innovation.

Purdue University has been named the Lead Academic Digital Twin Center for the SMART USA Institute, a $1 billion initiative focused on advancing semiconductor manufacturing and packaging through digital twin technology, making it the largest-ever Manufacturing USA Institute. Funded by the CHIPS Manufacturing USA program, the consortium spans over 30 states and includes 150+ partners, with Purdue receiving up to $30 million in the first year to drive research, education, and workforce development in the semiconductor ecosystem.

Purdue University’s Rapid-HI Design Institute is part of DARPA’s Next Generation Microelectronics Manufacturing (NGMM) Program, led by the Texas Institute for Electronics. The institute will develop advanced digital twin models and lead efforts in reliability assessment to drive innovations in three-dimensional heterogeneous integration (3DHI) technology.

Timothy Rogers, associate professor in Purdue University's Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been inducted into the prestigious MICRO Hall of Fame. The MICRO Hall of Fame honors researchers who have published eight or more papers in the IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Microarchitecture (MICRO), a leading conference in computer architecture.

Table tennis has experienced a worldwide surge of popularity as a competitive sport. But finding qualified coaches to teach table tennis can be difficult, costly, and time-consuming. That's why Purdue University researchers have developed a 3D augmented-reality table tennis instruction system, giving instant feedback to beginning players.

Researchers at Purdue University's Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, in collaboration with Michigan State University, are leading an innovative project aimed at making irrigation more efficient and cost-effective for farmers.

Purdue University's Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering hosted its inaugural ECE Startup Forum on Oct. 23, bringing together seven emerging startups and approximately 400 Purdue ECE students.

Saurabh Bagchi, professor of electrical and computer engineering, and a member of the Purdue Institute for Physical Artificial Intelligence, is leading NSF-funded research to ensure that cyber-physical systems - like a fully automated transportation system - can withstand breakdowns, hacking and unanticipated situations.

A Purdue University-led team is the winner of a new project to advance artificial intelligence hardware through the Microelectronic Commons program in collaboration with the Silicon Crossroads Microelectronics Commons (SCMC) Hub.