Comprehensive Semiconductors and Microelectronics Program
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"Mung Chiang, president of Purdue University, [...] said Purdue has created a dedicated semiconductor program it hopes will award more than 1,000 certificates and degrees annually by 2030 in person and online."
The Wall Street Journal
"We are entering an exciting new era of semiconductors with unprecedented demand driven by the need to execute artificial intelligence (AI) compute workloads. Graphcore is transforming the AI compute domain through innovative technologies that are going to be transformative across all industries and sectors with a real potential for positive societal impact from drug discovery and disaster recovery to decarbonization. Sustaining the rapid pace needed to have such an impact is going to require a big increase in the size of the semiconductor talent pool. I am excited to see Purdue leading the mission to educate the next generation of semiconductor workforce leaders by launching an innovative set of credentials and degrees. I expect this initiative to be a real difference-maker."
Nigel Toon
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SK hynix Inc. announced Wednesday (April 3) that it plans to invest close to $4 billion to build an advanced packaging fabrication and R&D facility for AI products in the Purdue Research Park. The development of a critical link in the U.S. semiconductor supply chain in West Lafayette marks a giant leap forward in the industry and the state.
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European technology leader imec opens innovation hub at Purdue
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Purdue University and Belgium-based technological innovation organization imec on Friday (Dec. 8) celebrated the grand opening of a research and development hub at the Convergence Center for Innovation and Collaboration on Purdue’s campus.
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Purdue’s new institute for advanced system integration and packaging honors Boilermaker and innovative visionary in semiconductors
December 5, 2023
Purdue University will recognize the impact of alumnus and semiconductor pioneer John Atalla with the naming of the newest system integration and packaging research institute on campus.
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Purdue Silicon Summit further accelerates momentum with announcements and brings national, global semiconductor leaders to campus
October 17, 2023
Purdue University will host the 2023 Purdue Silicon Summit starting today (Oct. 17) and continuing through Oct. 25.
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CEO of Intel to join President Chiang for Purdue’s Presidential Lecture Series
October 6, 2023
Intel Corp. Chief Executive Patrick Gelsinger, who has over four decades of technology leadership and experience in driving innovation, will join Purdue University President Mung Chiang as part of the Presidential Lecture Series.
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Purdue’s semiconductor innovation ecosystem grows with CHIPS-funded, Indiana-led semiconductor hub and with upcoming summit
September 25, 2023
Purdue University continues building momentum as America’s leading university in semiconductors, with a broad range of updates this fall semester.
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