Author: Alyssa Galganov

by Kim Horner

To make computer chips — and the devices they power — even smaller and more efficient, engineers need new materials.

Three University of Texas at Dallas faculty members and collaborators from other universities and two industry partners have teamed up to design and test indium-based materials to enable the manufacture of the next generation of computer chips.

The researchers have received a $1.9 million, three-year grant to support their work through the National Science Foundation Future of Semiconductors (FuSe2) program.

The UTD funding is part of $42.4 million in FuSe2 grants announced in September to support the goals of the federal CHIPS (Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors) and Science Act of 2022 to make microchips more energy efficient and to facilitate the domestic production of integrated circuits.

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Researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas and Seoul National University have developed an imager chip inspired by Superman’s X-ray vision that could be used in mobile devices to make it possible to detect objects inside packages or behind walls.

Chip-enabled cellphones might be used to find studs, wooden beams or wiring behind walls, cracks in pipes, or outlines of contents in envelopes and packages. The technology also could have medical applications.

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott visited UT Dallas on March 19^th to announce the inaugural members of the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Consortium Executive Committee (TSIC EC). The consortium is headed by Dr. David E. Daniel, president emeritus of UT Dallas. The consortium will work with industry stakeholders to ensure Texas’ place as a national leader in advanced semiconductor research, design, and manufacturing. Sixteen universities across Texas will have a representative on the consortium.

“This is a great opportunity for our faculty and our students,” said Dr. Manuel Quevedo, the UT Dallas representative for the consortium. “We have been heavily involved in this research for more than 20 years, and we are in a good position to expand training and innovation.” 

Texas State Technical College’s North Texas campus has joined the North Texas Semiconductor Workforce Development Consortium, headed by the University of Texas at Dallas, after passage of the state’s CHIPS Act in June.

The consortium includes five North Texas community colleges, the University of Texas at Arlington, and the semiconductor industry organization SEMI.

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On Thursday, July 27^th, The North Texas Semiconductor Institute (NTxSI) at The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) partnered with the Wright Brothers Institute (WBI) in Dayton, Ohio, to help UTD accelerate semiconductor innovation, entrepreneurship, and workforce development in North Texas and the United States.

Please check out the photos showcasing this event’s fabulous speakers and attendees here.