Comprehensive Semiconductors and Microelectronics Program
Chips are the New Oil and America is Spending Billions to Safeguard its Supply
"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
"It is essential for the United States to be a self-sufficient leader in semiconductor technology, which provides the foundation for the modern world and will lead to new innovations in critical industries. Purdue University's new credentials and degrees in microelectronics and semiconductors will help ensure that we have the large, skilled workforce that is needed to power the nation's semiconductor future."
Arvind Krishna
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Chipshub wins NSF award for Chip Design Hub to help ease urgent national semiconductor workforce shortage
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Addressing a crucial national need and marking a major advance for Purdue University’s semiconductor leadership, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected Purdue Engineering-led Chipshub as its Chip Design Hub.
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Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue Convenes Capitol Hill Forum on U.S. and Allied Semiconductor Leadership
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The Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue, in partnership with MediaTek, convened senior officials from Congress and the U.S. Departments of State and Commerce alongside global semiconductor leaders for a high-level forum on the future of American and allied technological leadership. The focus: how the United States and its allies can build and deploy the world’s trusted tech stack—from semiconductors and AI to quantum computing and next-gen supply chains.
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Purdue delegation advances international partnership during Japan trip
July 2, 2025
A Purdue delegation deepened collaborations in semiconductor research and technology innovation during corporate and government meetings in Japan. President Mung Chiang was joined by Chad Pittman, president and CEO of Purdue Research Foundation, for the trip to Tokyo on April 23-24. The agenda included meetings with leaders from Hitachi High-Tech; the U.S. Affairs Team with Keidanren, the Japan Business Federation; and the Japanese government’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).
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SEMI and Purdue University Launch AI and Data Analysis Online Courses
May 22, 2025
SEMI, the industry association serving the global semiconductor and electronics design and manufacturing supply chain, today announced it has partnered with Purdue University to launch an online course series focused on artificial intelligence (AI) and data analysis techniques for the semiconductor industry. Available through the SEMI University learning platform, the courses were developed to equip semiconductor professionals to integrate AI and data-driven approaches in today’s competitive industry landscape.
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Creating a 'coral reef' of heat sinks to cool high-powered Intel chips
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As AI use continues to skyrocket, high-performance semiconductors are consuming increasing amounts of energy. To decrease energy use, Purdue University researchers are working with Intel to create coral-shaped heat sinks that will revolutionize immersion-based chip cooling.
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Wire-to-wire: TSVs may be the key to faster semiconductors
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TSVs are very thin copper wires, typically 5 microns in diameter (roughly a tenth the thickness of a human hair). Arranging these wires in an array between stacked silicon chips enables extremely fast communication between them, and thus extremely high bandwidth and fast processing. But it comes at a cost.
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