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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.

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North Texas Semiconductor Institute Assistant Director Dr. Eden Zielinski was a panelist at the Economic Development Summit hosted by The University of Texas at Dallas.  Along with Bill Sproull, managing partner of Sproull and Associates, Roby Hefton, City Manager of Sherman, and Brent Omdahl, Senior Vice President of Government Relations at GlobalWafers, the panel discussed the explosive growth of the semiconductor industry in North Texas and workforce development activities.

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North Texas Semiconductor Institute (NTxSI) Director Dr. Ted Moise presented on the semiconductor industry to the DFW Association for Business Economics.  Ted shared the history of the semiconductor industry and the movement of manufacturing offshore, the U.S. work to reshore the industry through the CHIPS Act, the enormous investment in semiconductors happening in Texas today, and NTxSI’s workforce development efforts to ensure there is an adequate pipeline to support the industry.

North Texas Semiconductor Institute Director Dr. Ted Moise was a panelist at the Texas Semiconductor Summit hosted by the Texas A&M Semiconductor Institute.   Along with Texas Institute for Electronics CEO John Schreck, Texas A&M University professor Gerard Cote, Amanda Rickman Principal Technical Fellow at Raytheon, Kelly Baker Technical Fellow at NXP Semiconductors, and Deepak V Kulkarni Senior Fellow at AMD, Ted was a member of the panel investigating the question, “Is Texas a Leader in Semiconductor Solutions?  If not, what is Needed?” Ted reviewed the Analog and Mixed Signal solution space and highlighted the leading industrial and academic activities ongoing within the state.

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North Texas Semiconductor Institute Director of Reliability Dr. Robert Baumann helps explain how NASA’s $5.2 billion Europa Clipper mission can survive the harsh environment as it orbits Jupiter.  Radiation belts around Jupiter formed from its strong magnetic field blast the semiconductor transistors that are critical to the spacecraft’s operation with high energy particles.  To avoid the damaging ionization from the particles, the transistors go through a process called annealing.  

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North Texas Semiconductor Institute (NTxSI) Director Ted Moise spoke on the “Semiconductor Spotlight: Securing America’s Tech Future” panel at Capital Factory’s Fed Supernova in Austin.  Panelists included Rick Switzer, Principal ProjX, Dr. Whitney Mason, Director Microsystems Technology Office DARPA, Dr. Alex Huang, President and CTO Turbo Power Semiconductor, and Karthik Srinivasan, Assistant United States Attorney.  The panel discussed strategies for strengthening the security and resilience of this critical industry.  Workforce development initiatives are a critical component of bolstering domestic chip manufacturing.

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North Texas Semiconductor Institute (NTxSI) Director Dr. Ted Moise and Center for Harsh Environments Semiconductor Systems (CHESS) Director Dr. Manuel Quevedo-Lopez were interviewed on FOX4 on how UT Dallas is supporting workforce development for the semiconductor industry.  The Department of Commerce announced a preliminary agreement with Texas Instruments for a $1.61 Billion CHIPS award that will drive the need for semiconductor workers.

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The University of Texas at Dallas hosted Bryan Daniel, Chairman of the Texas Workforce Commission, and his staff to discuss semiconductor workforce needs. Attendees included representatives from semiconductor manufacturing and equipment companies, education providers, facilitators, manufacturing associations, and business leadership councils from both North and Central Texas. The discussions featured a crisp exchange of ideas aimed at supporting Texas semiconductor manufacturing companies and sharing best practices across the state.

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.” 

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.