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ASU is Phoenix’s “secret weapon” for advancing local microelectronics industry (Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego)
See ASU microelectronics workforce development featured in the Financial Times
ASU microelectronics in the news
‘Our secret weapon’: how a university bolstered Phoenix’s rise as US chip capital
Arizona State’s role in building a skilled labour force is part of a national trend as investors scramble for talent
Read on ft.comDeputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks Announces $238M CHIPS and Science Act Award
ASU selected by Department of Defense for Microelectronics Commons hub
Read on defense.govASU Sets Out to Create Microelectronics Hub in the Southwest
Will set the stage for expanded defense microelectronics prototyping projects.
Read on 3dincites.comRaytheon to open new facility at SkySong, The Arizona State University Scottsdale Innovation Center
Raytheon announced that it will be opening a new facility at SkySong, the ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center, adding 28,000 sq. feet of digital design space to their footprint.
Read on finance.yahoo.comThe Government of Panama and US Announce New Partnership to Foster a Resilient Global Semiconductor Ecosystem
The United States and Panama will collaborate closely to conduct an in-depth assessment of Panama’s existing semiconductor ecosystem.
Read on semiconductor-digest.comArizona State University and Applied Materials to Create “Materials-to-Fab” Center
More than $270 million in corporate and state investment will help advance Arizona’s semiconductor industry
Read on semiconductor-digest.comStrengthening US–Mexico Semiconductor Supply Chains: Opportunities and Challenges in the Nearshoring Agenda
This report examines the prospects for strengthening US-Mexico semiconductor supply chains amid a global industry rebalancing and delivers policy recommendations.
Read on milkeninstitute.orgPADT Teams Up with ASU’s Manufacturing, Automation, and Data Engineering Science and Technology Center on Two Manufacturing Research Projects
Supported by the New Economy Initiative, PADT, and MADE STC are Working Together on Projects Centered Around 3D Printing and AI-Based Manufacturability
Read on digitaljournal.comApplied Materials plans multi-billion dollar semiconductor research facility
Applied Materials announces investment to build world’s largest and most advanced facility for collaborative semiconductor process technology and manufacturing equipment R&D.
Read on cleanroomtechnology.comJoint Statement on the Launch of the North American Semiconductor Conference and North American Ministerial Committee on Economic Competitiveness
The three governments organized the first North America Semiconductor Conference in D.C. on May 18-19 with the support of the Semiconductor Industry Association and ASU.
Read on whitehouse.govASU Poly to Be ‘Center of Focus’ for EV Manufacturing
ASU is planning a $200 million investment to make its Polytechnic campus in Mesa an epicenter for advanced manufacturing students interested in EV and batteries
Read on govtech.comBuilding the microelectronics manufacturing blueprint
ASU researcher Hongbin Yu leads team funded by $1.5 million DARPA grant to develop future microelectronics domestically
Read on fullcircle.asu.eduArizona’s $58 billion in manufacturing investments among most in nation
More than $200 billion is slated for semiconductor manufacturing across the country and another $200 billion has been pledged for clean-energy products.
Read on bizjournals.comASU designing microelectronics platforms for satellite technology of the future
The recipient of grants from the U.S. Department of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) totaling $22.4 million, Bliss is now working on two advanced computing project
Read on bizjournals.comNational Science Foundation awards $90.8M to ASU to advance X-ray science
World’s first Compact X-ray Free Electron Laser to be constructed at Arizona State
Read on news.asu.eduKeeping up with the demand for engineers as the U.S. semiconductor chip industry expands
Industry projects around the U.S. are expected to create 40,000 new jobs in the coming years.
Read on workingnation.comHow STEM is crucial to Arizona’s growing economy
Growing investment in Arizona’s economy is highlighting the importance of STEM education and training.
Read on asbigmedia.comHow Arizona Is Positioning Itself for $52 Billion to the Chips Industry
The state has become a hub for chip makers including Intel and TSMC, as the government prepares to release a gusher of funds for the strategic industry.
Read on nytimes.comDARPA Grant Recipients are Producing a New Generation of Microelectronics
Before CHIPS and Science Act, Arizona State University systems engineering Professor Daniel Bliss was already designing and producing a new generation of microelectronics.
Read on AZO MaterialsBuilding a semiconductor workforce
ASU professors use grants from Intel workforce development program to expand and diversify microelectronics industry
Read on news.asu.eduASU microelectronics workshop addresses national effort to develop workforce
Leaders in industry, government and higher education discuss shared vision for advancing microelectronics talent pipeline
Read on news.asu.eduThe U.S. seeks to cut off China from Dutch semiconductors
NPR’s A Martinez speaks with Jon Bateman, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about the Biden administration’s plan to curb tech exports to China.
Read on npr.orgAmerica’s Must-Win Semiconductor War
The U.S. federal government works to reverse America’s decline in the world’s production of cutting-edge semiconductors.
Read on nytimes.comTaiwan Is Still Semiconductor Leader as Chip Exports Rise Again
Taiwan is ‘irreplaceable’ in short term for chips as overseas shipments of IC chips increase 18.4% in 2022.
Read on bloomberg.comHow Biden’s microchip ban is curbing China’s AI weapons efforts
Development of microchips in the United State is putting limitations on China’s AI development.
Read on defensenews.comASU to advance proposal for CHIPS and Science Act funding
ASU will offer regionally collaborative proposal to advance microelectronics research, development and manufacturing in Arizona and southwest region as part of national network.
Read on docs.google.comArizona ramps up tech workforce, skills to meet chips job boom
Taiwanese chip giant TSMC is building a second U.S. facility in the southwest state of Arizona, highlighting the Biden Administration’s push to bring more semiconductor supply.
Read on www.voanews.comBiden to visit Arizona computer chip facility
U.S. President Joe Biden traveled to Arizona to visit a computer chip facility, underscoring the Grand Canyon state’s position in the emerging U.S. semiconductor ecosystem.
Read on www.voanews.comPresident Biden coming to Arizona to visit semiconductor plant
President Biden to visit Arizona to visit semiconductor plant.
Read on www.youtube.comASU’s major role in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company coming to Arizona
Ahead of President Biden’s visit to TSMC, Engineering Dean Kyle Squires talks about ASU’s role in the microelectronics industry; how ASU has students, faculty and staff involved.
Read on www.fox10phoenix.comHere’s how giant semiconductor plant rising in north Phoenix will shape Arizona’s economy
Engineering Dean Kyle Squires explains why TSMC’s arrival will be a “game changer” for Arizona and local universities.
Read on www.azcentral.comSunday Square Off: The future of semiconductors chips in the Valley
Dean Kyle Squires of Arizona State University’s engineering schools explains the new “Chips Act’s” impact on Arizona’s semiconductor industry and the jobs beings created here.
Read on www.12news.comArizona aims to become a semiconductor powerhouse
VOA reports from Arizona on competition for billions of dollars in federal funding to bolster domestic chip manufacturing.
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