The Changing the World with Chips - Introduction to Semiconductors is an interactive, seminar based, one-credit hour course to introduce semiconductor technology, its role in our life, impact, and career opportunities to science and engineering students.
Every week there will be one fifty-minutes session where industry representatives will discuss relevant semiconductor products, company profiles, career prospects, and answer questions from students. The course is open to students from the College of Engineering, School of Engineering Technology, Computer Science, Physics and Math.
ENGR 10301 - Introduction to Semiconductors Course Flyer (PDF)
Changing the World with Chips Fall 2024
For the speakers and lectures for 2024, please see below:
Date | Course Title | Sponsor/Instructor |
22-Aug | A New Era of Semiconductor Electronics | Professor Mark Lundstrom |
29-Aug | Challenges and Opportunities to Power A/I Processors - An Applied R&D Perspective | Texas Instruments |
5-Sep | DuPont Kalrez Perfluoroelastomer Parts: Applications in the Semiconductor Industry | DuPont |
12-Sep | Amkor Technology, Pioneers of the OSAT Industry | Amkor |
26-Sep | Semiconductor Test Enables Quality & Yield & The World is Changing with Chips | Teradyne |
3-Oct | TBD | Dassault Systèmes |
10-Oct | TBD | Entegris |
17-Oct | TBD | GSA |
24-Oct | TBD | ASML |
31-Oct | TBD | Applied Materials |
7-Nov | TBD | Medtronic |
14-Nov | TBD | TEL |
21-Nov | Reflect, Next steps | Professor Vijay Raghunathan |
Changing the World with Chips Spring 2024
For the speakers and lectures for 2024, please see below:
Changing the World with Chips 2023
For the speakers and lectures from 2023, please see below:
Date | Course Title | Sponsor/Instructor |
11-Jan | Introduction to Semiconductors | Professor Hussain and SkyWater |
18-Jan | Semiconductor Applications in Mobile Devices | |
25-Jan | Logic Microprocessor - Heart of Digital World | Intel |
1-Feb | Memory Technology - Storing All Our Data | SK hynix |
8-Feb | Designing Semiconductor Electronics | MediaTek |
15-Feb | Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment | ASML |
22-Feb | Semiconductor Modeling Tools | Synopsys |
1-Mar | Semiconductor Manufacturing Facilities | GlobalFoundries |
8-Mar | Sustainable Semiconductor Manufacturing Processes | Micron |
22-Mar | Emerging Electronics Applications and Semiconductors | Microsoft |
29-Mar | Semiconductors and the Automobile Industry | Tesla |
5-Apr | Storage and Innovation in Semiconductors | WesternDigital |
12-Apr | Fabless Model | NVIDIA |
19-Apr | Digital Healthcare Technology and Semiconductors | Medtronic |
26-Apr | A New Era of Semiconductor Electronics | Professor Mark Lundstrom |