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
"AI is the most impactful technology of our time. The automation of intelligence expands humanity's potential, enabling once-unimagined advances across science, industry and even the arts. Leadership in this era will require a new generation of engineers and computer scientists. It's exciting to see Purdue establish this program to prepare students for this challenge, enabling them to help shape fields from autonomous vehicles and robots to healthcare and climate science, and improve our world."
Jensen Huang
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