Brown: CHIPS Act Enables Intel’s $17.7 Million Investment in Ohio’s Higher Education

September 18, 2022 (Sunday) 12:00 am release

WASHINGTON, DC – Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown praised the first phase of Intel’s $17.7 million investment in higher education in Ohio.

Intel announced in March that it would invest $100 million in higher education initiatives in Ohio.
Benefit the semiconductor industry.

Intel’s announcement, in partnership with the National Science Foundation, will provide an additional $50 million in national research grants available to Ohio institutions.

Friday’s announcement is expected to create more than 10,000 jobs following Intel’s groundbreaking effort at its $20 billion semiconductor factory in New Albany.

Mr. Brown’s office will work with local and state leaders, as well as other members of Ohio’s congressional delegation, to ensure that Intel chooses Ohio to be the most advanced manufacturing facility in the world. He said he worked with members.

The project will help reverse decades of offshoring American manufacturing. Currently, 75% of his chip manufacturing capacity is in Asian countries, mainly Taiwan, South Korea, Japan and China, but the facility will make chips a major export for Ohio.

“We need to make more things in America, and there’s no better place than Ohio with Ohio workers,” Brown said.

“This investment will help make Ohio a hub for semiconductor innovation. We cannot allow Chinese and other foreign competitors to lead in this important industry,” he said. rice field. “We already know Intel’s record investment in Ohio means more than 10,000 new high-paying jobs. It helps ensure that we are held accountable.”

Each Recipient Project has a different scope and level of funding, ranging from $1.1 million to $3.5 million over three years.

The projects are:

• Southwestern Ohio Alliance for Semiconductors and Integrated Scalable Manufacturing for 15-agency cooperation focused on technical and entry-level engineer development.

Programs range from rapid technician qualification to advanced device manufacturing design.

• Central State University’s Intel Semiconductor Education Program, led by HBCU, focuses on developing a diverse mix of technologists and entry-level engineers and adding semiconductor courses to existing manufacturing and computer science programs.

• Ohio Semiconductor Collaboration Network for 23 community and technical colleges. Add semiconductor-specific courses and equipment to existing advanced manufacturing programs with a focus on technician training.

• Semiconductor carrier paths for 14 educational institutions in Northeast Ohio. There are various programs for fab technicians, entry-level engineers, and senior manufacturing graduates.

• Ohio TechNet Northeast Ohio Semiconductor Workforce Consortium covers 11 Northeast Ohio institutions with acquisition and learning models for technicians and entry-level engineers. Training in manufacturing, equipment operation, robotics, cybersecurity, and data analysis.

• Appalachian Semiconductor Education and Technology Ecosystem for 14 institutions in the Appalachian region. We have a variety of programs to prepare fab technicians, entry-level engineers, and advanced degree graduates in the required fields of study.

• Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Research and Education Center – A research collaboration between 10 universities focused on research to advance semiconductor manufacturing for next-generation device technologies.

• Ohio Partnership for Diverse and Comprehensive Semiconductor Ecosystem and Workforce for collaboration with 18 Agencies with various programs (including A/R & V/R) Fab Technicians, Entry level engineers, and advanced degree graduates trained in advanced manufacturing.