Ohio State University leads a multi-institutional, interdisciplinary teaching and research center to advance the manufacturing and development of semiconductor and next-generation device technologies.

The new center will foster a sustainable, highly skilled and diverse semiconductor manufacturing workforce by developing a comprehensive experiential learning framework for both graduate and undergraduate students while paving the way to the cutting edge. lay the foundation. Device technology based on cutting-edge research.

Intel today announced a three-year, $3 million funding commitment to the Center for Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Research and Education (CAFE).This grant was convened by the State of Ohio Midwest regional network serving domestic needs for semiconductors and microelectronicsis a network of 12 Midwestern universities developing innovative solutions in higher education to support the nation’s semiconductor teaching, research and workforce needs.

Earlier this year, Intel announced it would invest more than $20 billion to build two new chip factories in Ohio. Intel plans to invest his $50 million directly in higher education institutions in the state, but her other $50 million investment from Intel rivals his $50 million from the National Science Foundation. increase.

Ohio President Christina M. Johnson said: “Through this important joint effort to train tomorrow’s workforce, we look forward to playing that role again and helping America regain its rightful place as a leader in the semiconductor industry. , we will be so much more than the sum of our individual parts, and the proof is in the highly trained professionals who emerge from this program and are ready to meet every challenge and success. prize.”

CAFE is affiliated with nine other institutions in Ohio, including Ohio University, University of Cincinnati, Central State University, Wilberforce College, and Five Colleges of Ohio, Inc., an educational consortium comprised of Denison College and Kenyon College. partner with , Oberlin College, Ohio Wesleyan University, Worcester College.

By bringing these institutions of higher learning together in one multidisciplinary center, CAFE offers students from diverse backgrounds and disciplines opportunities for semiconductor research and access to world-class facilities in an experiential learning environment with a team science approach. You can share access. .

CAFE will operate in Ohio Institute for Materials Research (IMR) promotes and supports materials and manufacturing research and initiatives across academic disciplines and universities. IMR’s mission is not only to operate Ohio State University’s major semiconductor manufacturing facility, but also to build a large-scale program that leverages Ohio State University’s interdisciplinary strengths. IMR’s executive his director, Stephen Ringel, is a professor and vice president of research in Ohio’s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

CAFE provides a unique opportunity for undergraduates to learn through hands-on research experience. Manufacturing internships for students, and graduate and postdoc research peers further immerse and train tomorrow’s semiconductor workforce in a variety of real-world settings.

The new research center’s interdisciplinary, diverse and interactive culture is also supported by the National GEM Consortium and Ohio Five OSU Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (certainly) program.

The center will create new training programs and work on the next generation of semiconductor devices through activities that align with many areas of strength within the Ohio State University semiconductor ecosystem: materials synthesis, characterization, device design, and processing. Explore manufacturing.

“The research we conduct as part of the Intel-funded CAFE Center will greatly benefit students, faculty, and staff engaged in semiconductor research,” said Ringel. “The structure of CAFE is a cross-disciplinary research and experiential learning environment that provides current and future generations of students with an exciting opportunity to come out onto the ground and pioneer the future of America’s silicon, both for graduate and undergraduate students. Allows for the convergence of both raw and heartland.”

Access to world-class facilities related to semiconductor manufacturing and research at Ohio State University provides an experiential learning environment with a team science approach. Major shared facilities central to his CAFE research and teaching activities at the university include the Nanotech West Laboratory, the Semiconductor Epitaxy and Analysis Laboratory, the NanoSystems Laboratory, and the Electron Microscopy Analysis Center.

“We are thrilled to have this opportunity in the Ohio semiconductor ecosystem, so our diverse team of faculty, staff, and students will have access to state-of-the-art facilities and research expertise in semiconductor manufacturing. , where you can show off your talents.Innovator Jay Thayer, head of CAFE’s student experience plan.This new and unique learning experience introduces undergraduate and graduate students to new horizons of research in university laboratories. and to create a sustained pipeline of talent entering the semiconductor industry.”

As CAFE evolves its core program through a series of events, including lab training sessions and student-focused symposiums, it now plans to expand coverage to colleges and universities in Ohio not included in the original effort.