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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
"Today, semiconductors are more strategically and economically important to the world than ever and we need to significantly scale up the talent pipeline to support the future growth of our industry. Applied Materials is delighted to see Purdue University helping lead the charge to educate the tens of thousands of new engineers our industry needs through new degrees and credentials focused on microelectronics and semiconductors. We look forward to welcoming this next generation of innovators."
Gary Dickerson
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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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Purdue Shoutout From Sec. Raimondo
September 19, 2023
At a CHIPS & Science Act hearing, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says her visit to Purdue University was one of the best trips of her tenure.
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Purdue establishes permanent presence next to NSWC Crane for future of national defense and semiconductors
September 6, 2023
Officials of Purdue University, the Purdue Applied Research Institute (PARI) and the Purdue Research Foundation announced a permanent presence in elevating the partnership with Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane), in a ceremony Tuesday, Sept. 5, at WestGate Academy in Odon, Indiana.
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Seeing STARS: Purdue trains next generation of semiconductor engineers
August 24, 2023
As their campus tour wound its way through Purdue’s Birck Nanotechnology Center, Raygan Bingham and her mom peered through the windows of the facility’s semiconductor cleanroom.
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