Undergraduate
Undergraduate Training Program -
Training undergraduate students in industry-relevant skills by implementing industry-aligned, hands-on curricula:
- Experiential learning and hands-on exposure to cleanroom process, equipment, virtual prototyping of manufacturing processes and device fabrication, and full chip design using a CMOS foundry PDK
- Leverage minor in semiconductor engineering at UIUC and semiconductor manufacturing track at UIC to expose students to industry-standard tools
- Deploy courses at IIT and CSU by sharing course components developed at UIUC and UIC
Samsung Program:
- Provide 50 scholars with opportunities for scholarship, mentoring, academic support and participation in an innovative curriculum that advances the semiconductor ecosystem
- Open to GCOE students from ECE, ISE, MatSE, MechSE, NPRE, and Physics
- Also provides funds to faculty for enhancements and advancements in:
- Equipment for instructional labs
- Course development
- Summer and Winter REU
- Access fees and material support for students registered in individual study project courses