Comprehensive Semiconductors and Microelectronics Program
Purdue Changing the World with Chips - Introduction to Semiconductors
"For three and a half decades, Synopsys has provided innovative design automation technology and products that catalyze the potential of semiconductor chips. Today, an exciting new era of microelectronics characterized by both scale and systemic complexity is beginning, and Purdue's new degrees and credentials will equip students with the practical skills needed in this new age. This initiative leads the way with the kind of comprehensive, innovative program that design automation and semiconductor companies, as well as the electronics ecosystem, critically need."
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SK hynix names VP to lead US chip packaging plant
February 18, 2025
SK hynix has tapped Vice President Lee Woong-sun to spearhead its advanced chip packaging plant in the US. Lee has been leading the South Korean chipmaker’s new US subsidiary, SK hynix Semiconductor West Lafayette LLC, since around the fourth quarter of last year soon after the unit's establishment, according to an SK hynix official on Tuesday.
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SEMIEXPO Heartland
February 4, 2025
Join us for a groundbreaking Midwest conference and tradeshow on April 1-2, 2025, focused on Smart Manufacturing and Smart Mobility with an emphasis on the semiconductor industry! Automotive electronics and smart manufacturing are two of the key end markets on the path to $1T in semiconductor revenue. A significant amount of both markets is concentrated in the Midwestern United States. SEMIEXPO Heartland will bring these two key markets together and provide an opportunity for collaboration and growth.
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Semiconductors@Purdue faculty look to 2025 and beyond
February 4, 2025
Purdue University semiconductor faculty leaders recently conducted a mini retreat with President Mung Chiang and Arvind Raman, the John A. Edwardson Dean of the College of Engineering, to discuss immediate next steps and long-term plans for Semiconductors@Purdue. Based on the foundation laid with the signing of the CHIPS and Science Act in 2022, Purdue is forging pathways to the future with successful new partnerships and initiatives that will support a growing semiconductor ecosystem at Purdue and across Indiana.
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GlobalFoundries CEO delivers Presidential Lecture, bolstering partnership with Purdue
January 27, 2025
Purdue University continues to engage in a groundbreaking research and workforce development partnership with GlobalFoundries (GF), a leading manufacturer of essential semiconductors. Most recently, the company’s leadership traveled to West Lafayette on Wednesday (Jan. 15) to tour campus facilities and participate in two vital forums: the first installment of this year’s Presidential Lecture Series, featuring President and CEO Dr. Thomas Caulfield, and the inaugural Semiconductors@Purdue lecture by Corporate Fellow Ted Letavic.
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GlobalFoundries Innovation Roadmap for Differentiated Essential Semiconductors
January 9, 2025
Join us on Wednesday, January 15th from 9:00-10:00 am at MSEE 190, Rice Design Studio to hear the Inaugural Semiconductors@Purdue Distinguished Lecture featuring Ted Letavic. Ted is a Corporate Fellow and Senior Vice President of Technology Innovation at GlobalFoundries. He is a group leader with technical roadmap responsibility for solution architecture and semiconductor innovation in market segments that include compute and datacenter, wired and wireless infrastructure, mobility, industrial/ IoT/ATV, and high speed communications.
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Chips industry exec, Indiana's chief justice, Caltech's president and Indiana Fever coach headline spring Presidential Lecture Series
January 7, 2025
The CEO of a leading global semiconductor manufacturer, the president of Caltech, the new head coach of the Indiana Fever and the chief justice of Indiana will join Purdue President Mung Chiang this spring as part of the Presidential Lecture Series.
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