Semiconductors & Microelectronics

Semiconductor research at PSU's Maseeh College spans the synthesis and characterization of materials, the fabrication of devices, and the design, test, packaging, and verification of the integrated circuits built from them.

Why Semiconductors at PSU?

• Oregon holds 15% of the U.S. semiconductor workforce
• The Center for Electron Microscopy and Nanofabrication supports more than 200 faculty, post-doc, and student researchers at Oregon's universities
• The IC Design and Test Lab covers frequencies up to 40 GHz, extended to 700 GHz in collaboration with the Terahertz Lab
• More than 70 semiconductor-related courses at PSU
• MS in Semiconductor Technology, developed in collaboration with local semiconductor companies, and a graduate certificate in Semiconductor Materials and Manufacturing
• Diverse Internships for Semiconductor Careers (DISC), an NSF-funded program offering paid internship placements to underrepresented undergraduate students in the Portland Metro semiconductor sector

Workforce & Alumni

The U.S. and Oregon must rapidly grow the semiconductor workforce. At a minimum, an additional 50,000 trained engineers and other workers will be needed in the next five years. PSU is ranked #2 nationally for workforce at Intel, and offers a pipeline that includes K-12 STEM outreach, re-training programs, and graduate degrees.

Did you know?

• The CHIPS for America Act unlocked $52 billion in federal support for domestic semiconductor manufacturing and design.

• $210 million has been committed to fund Oregon's semiconductor industry.

   

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