Mung Chiang, Executive Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and the John A. Edwardson Dean of the College of Engineering and Theresa Mayer, Executive Vice President for Research and Partnerships cordially invite you to a panel discussion celebrating two new semiconductors centers by U.S. Department of Defense and by industry.

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Utilizing the College of Engineering’s leadership and expertise in microelectronics and semiconductors, Purdue is responding to a critical need laid out by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for cutting-edge education and research in these vital fields to ensure U.S. national security and economic prosperity.

First, the university is leading a $19.2M DoD-sponsored national initiative —Scalable Asymmetric Lifecycle Engagement Microelectronics Workforce Development program (SCALE) — aimed at developing a highly skilled U.S. microelectronics workforce to bolster national security. This is a five-year public-private-academic partnership that includes 17 universities.

SCALE’s main initiatives:

• Motivate talented STEM undergraduate and graduate students to pursue federal government careers in the semiconductor field
• Recruit and train a large number of students through a combination of classes, projects, research and internships
• Provide unique courses, mentoring, internship matching and targeted research projects for students interested in microelectronics specialty areas
• Develop new technologies needed for secure and resilient microelectronics

Second, Purdue launched the Center for Secure Microelectronics Ecosystem (CSME) with support from industry partners and the DoD. A first-of-its-kind global partnership of academia, industry and government, CSME aims to help ensure a secure supply of semiconductor chips and related products and tools. The center’s financial partners are Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) and Synopsys, Inc.

CSME’s main initiatives:

• Connect Purdue Engineering faculty with 14 other universities, the DoD, NASA, Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) labs, and the defense industry to create a microelectronics workforce
• Lead rejuvenation of semiconductors in the United States and partner countries
• Speed research and innovation to ensure solutions at each state of the supply chain
• Train researchers to develop solutions to industry-relevant challenges with the ability to validate results through prototype chips fabricated at TSMC

Light refreshments will be available.