{"id":4981,"date":"2022-07-28T19:19:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T19:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/?p=4981"},"modified":"2024-07-10T19:52:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T19:52:00","slug":"microelectronics-experts-can-talk-about-new-chips-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/2022\/Q3\/microelectronics-experts-can-talk-about-new-chips-act","title":{"rendered":"Microelectronics experts can talk about new CHIPS Act"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>New doors in U.S. microelectronics are opening with pending federal approval of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act. Purdue University is in a position of national leadership, with faculty experts who can speak to several facets of microelectronics. If you have any questions or would like to speak to a Purdue expert, contact Brian Huchel,&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:bhuchel@purdue.edu\">bhuchel@purdue.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/MSE\/people\/ptProfile?id=11509\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carol Handwerker<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Role of research and development in making the CHIPS Act goals a reality.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How the CHIPS Act is structured and why.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is needed to create a U.S. supply chain in microelectronics.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/ECE\/People\/ptProfile?resource_id=24522\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vijay Raghunathan<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Microelectronics workforce development (commercial sector).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Potential advanced research and development opportunities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Industry-academia relationships that can be enabled.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/ECE\/People\/ptProfile?resource_id=75045\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Peter Bermel<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Microelectronics workforce development (national security sector).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How Department of Defense needs fit into the CHIPS Act.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Purdue\u2019s role in Department of Defense\/microelectronics development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Purdue\u2019s best in microelectronics<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking for the latest in microelectronics? Do you want to know Purdue\u2019s newest partnerships in the field? Or do you simply need someone to explain the difference between a microchip and a semiconductor? A variety of Purdue\u2019s leadership, expertise and innovation in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/semiconductors\">semiconductors and microelectronics<\/a>&nbsp;is highlighted in this roundup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Discovery Park District at Purdue picked for new $1.8B semiconductor fabrication facility<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>SkyWater Technology expects 750 new jobs to be created by the facility within five years.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The 600,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility is dependent upon receiving funds from the CHIPS Act.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SkyWater is the latest company in Discovery Park District at Purdue, joining Rolls-Royce, Saab and others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-buttons purdue-home-buttons--left \">\n    <ul class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">\n                    <li class=\"\"><a class=\"purdue-home-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/releases\/2022\/Q3\/skywater-technology-chooses-discovery-park-district-at-purdue-for-1.8b-semiconductor-fabrication-facility,-to-create-750-jobs-in-5-years.html\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Explaining microelectronics: the science behind your smartphones, cars and computers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Peter Bermel, the Elmore Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue, talks about the unrealized necessity of microelectronics in people\u2019s lives now and in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-buttons purdue-home-buttons--left \">\n    <ul class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">\n                    <li class=\"\"><a class=\"purdue-home-button\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1HgS48YugY0HlwL3Mjp46yI8hNLTLGOtp?usp=sharing\" target=\"_self\">Watch<\/a><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Purdue, global chipmaker partner on new Midwestern semiconductor design center<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The center marks a commitment to addressing society\u2019s increasing semiconductor demands and needed talent pool.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The design center will be MediaTek\u2019s first location in the Midwest.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Collaborations on artificial intelligence research and communications chip design are still in the works.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-buttons purdue-home-buttons--left \">\n    <ul class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">\n                    <li class=\"\"><a class=\"purdue-home-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/releases\/2022\/Q2\/purdue-university-partners-with-leading-global-chipmaker-on-midwests-first-semiconductor-design-center.html\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Purdue launches nation\u2019s first comprehensive Semiconductor Degrees Program<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>U.S. economic security depends on developing the talent pipeline in this vital field.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The program will create the next generation of semiconductor workforce to reassert American preeminence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The launch allows a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/releases\/2022\/Q2\/purdue,-ivy-tech-partner-on-next-generation-microelectronics-workforce.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Purdue, Ivy Tech partnership<\/a>\u00a0to create curriculum, corporate training for a new microelectronics workforce.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-buttons purdue-home-buttons--left \">\n    <ul class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">\n                    <li class=\"\"><a class=\"purdue-home-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/releases\/2022\/Q2\/purdue-launches-nations-first-comprehensive-semiconductor-degrees-program.html\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Purdue expert on building a microelectronics workforce<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The demand for microelectronics, which include microchips and semiconductors, increased by 26.2% in 2021. Peter Bermel explains how the U.S. can develop a workforce to establish itself as a global power in microelectronics and keep up with this growing demand.<\/p>\n\n\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-buttons purdue-home-buttons--left \">\n    <ul class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">\n                    <li class=\"\"><a class=\"purdue-home-button\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1iP70W3J99JupODkzwrEGgfO5tAwskNKz?usp=sharing\" target=\"_self\">Watch<\/a><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/new.www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/daniels-younkinLO.jpg\" alt=\"President Mitch Daniels and Todd Younkin\" class=\"wp-image-1953\" style=\"width:1000px\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/daniels-younkinLO.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/daniels-younkinLO-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/daniels-younkinLO-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Purdue University President Mitch Daniels and Todd Younkin, Semiconductor Research Corp. president and CEO, at a recent event that highlighted the institutions\u2019 partnership and commitments to microelectronics and advanced packaging technologies. (Purdue University photo\/John Underwood)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Purdue preparing now for microelectronics\u2019 next-generation workforce<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>New innovations required to deal with the expanding use of microchips in multiple aspects of everyday life.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Purdue partnership with the Semiconductor Research Corp. pairs academia with industry to further microelectronics research.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Purdue is promoting interest now, working with students to show career possibilities and build a highly trained workforce.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-buttons purdue-home-buttons--left \">\n    <ul class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">\n                    <li class=\"\"><a class=\"purdue-home-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/releases\/2022\/Q1\/purdue-src-partner-in-pursuit-of-advanced-microelectronics,-semiconductor-workforce.html\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Want to live in the past? Purdue prof compares life without microchips to living in 1940s<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark Lundstrom, interim dean of the College of Engineering at Purdue, breaks down the recent microchip shortage and explores solutions. The U.S. consumes about half of the chips produced worldwide but manufactures only 10% of them.<\/p>\n\n\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-buttons purdue-home-buttons--left \">\n    <ul class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">\n                    <li class=\"\"><a class=\"purdue-home-button\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1MQldm_zMClOfTBzeAhMoD_7DXBkHYfSp?usp=sharing\" target=\"_self\">Watch<\/a><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Purdue leads discussions, planning for the future of microelectronics<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It\u2019s expected that as many as 100,000 workers will be required to meet the needs of the microelectronics industry in the U.S. in the next decade.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=n6ypVdMqVcM\">national leader<\/a>, Purdue is focused on U.S. improvement in microelectronics, including CHIRP\u2019s (Center for Heterogeneous Integration Research in Packaging) creation of future innovative platforms allowing chip integration from potentially different companies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Development in the SCALE workforce program will feature enhancing existing programs and hands-on training as well as adding tools such as semiconductor degrees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-buttons purdue-home-buttons--left \">\n    <ul class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">\n                    <li class=\"\"><a class=\"purdue-home-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GK516BcL4Uk\" target=\"_self\">Watch<\/a><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the latest about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/microelectronics\/index.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">microelectronics at Purdue<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n    <div  class=\"purdue-home-quick-links-static \">\n        <div class=\"tagged-header-container\">\n\n            <h2 class=\"tagged-header\"><span>Purdue microelectronics in the news<\/span><\/h2>\n        \n        <\/div>\n\n       <ul class=\"quick-links-content\">\n                                        <li class=\"quick-link__item\">\n                                                                <a class=\"quick-link__link\"\n                                    href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/mungchiang\/2021\/10\/22\/our-silicon-moment\/?sh=3d434fac4615\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                    Our Silicon Moment                                <\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                <li class=\"quick-link__item\">\n                                                                <a class=\"quick-link__link\"\n                                    href=\"https:\/\/www.eetimes.com\/purdue-starts-comprehensive-semiconductor-degree-programs-in-u-s\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                    Purdue Starts Comprehensive Semiconductor Degree Programs in U.S.                                <\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                <li class=\"quick-link__item\">\n                                                                <a class=\"quick-link__link\"\n                                    href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/taiwans-mediatek-pairs-with-indianas-purdue-university-chip-design-center-2022-06-28\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                    Taiwan\u2019s MediaTek pairs with Indiana\u2019s Purdue University for chip design center                                <\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                <li class=\"quick-link__item\">\n                                                                <a class=\"quick-link__link\"\n                                    href=\"https:\/\/www.insideindianabusiness.com\/articles\/purdue-committed-to-support-microchip-manufacturing-workforce\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                    Purdue Aims to Support Microchip Manufacturing Workforce                                <\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                <li class=\"quick-link__item\">\n                                                                <a class=\"quick-link__link\"\n                                    href=\"https:\/\/www.govtech.com\/education\/higher-ed\/purdue-partners-with-industry-for-next-gen-microelectronics\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                    Purdue Partners With Industry for Next-Gen Microelectronics                                <\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                <li class=\"quick-link__item\">\n                                                                <a class=\"quick-link__link\"\n                                    href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/morning-tech\/2021\/12\/02\/house-science-debates-how-to-boost-us-microelectronics-799227\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                    House Science debates how to boost U.S. microelectronics                                <\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Purdue University<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Purdue University is a top public research institution developing practical solutions to today\u2019s toughest challenges. Ranked in each of the last four years as one of the 10 Most Innovative universities in the United States by U.S. News &amp; World Report, Purdue delivers world-changing research and out-of-this-world discovery. Committed to hands-on and online, real-world learning, Purdue offers a transformative education to all. Committed to affordability and accessibility, Purdue has frozen tuition and most fees at 2012-13 levels, enabling more students than ever to graduate debt-free. See how Purdue never stops in the persistent pursuit of the next giant leap at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/stories.purdue.edu\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/stories.purdue.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New doors in U.S. microelectronics are opening with pending federal approval of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act. 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