{"id":19884,"date":"2022-10-20T04:49:23","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T04:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/?p=19884"},"modified":"2022-10-20T05:39:47","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T05:39:47","slug":"ohio-state-launches-cafe-program-for-semiconductor-research-collaborating-with-intel-and-other-ohio-universities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/2022\/10\/20\/ohio-state-launches-cafe-program-for-semiconductor-research-collaborating-with-intel-and-other-ohio-universities\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio State launches CAFE program for semiconductor research, collaborating with Intel and other Ohio universities"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Yessica Jiminez takes part in materials engineering research in the materials institute facilities as an undergraduate student. Courtesy of Mike Huson<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Amidst the construction of two new Intel computer chip factories in Ohio, the Institute for Materials Research at Ohio State is developing CAFE \u2014 the Center for Advanced Semiconductor Fabrication Research and Education \u2014 as a multi-institutional research program for the advancement of research in making semiconductors. <\/span><\/p>\n

According to a Sept. 9 <\/span>news release<\/span><\/a><\/span>, the center will provide experience for graduate and undergraduate students by creating a \u201csustained, highly skilled and diverse semiconductor manufacturing workforce\u201d and paving a path for leading-edge device technology through research. <\/span><\/p>\n

According to the <\/span>Semiconductor Industry Association<\/span><\/a><\/span>, semiconductors are microchips that are \u201cthe brains of modern electronics,\u201d helping power smartphones, TVs, computers, medical equipment and more. <\/span><\/p>\n

Vice President in the Office of Research and IMR Director of Innovation Jay Sayre said negotiations between Intel and the university have occurred between teams of three people from each institute. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIntel is a very integrated ecosystem, and the interests of Intel and the interests and capabilities of the university align,\u201d Sayre said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Intel pledged $3 million over three years to fund CAFE, according to the <\/span>news release<\/span>.<\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n

Mike Huson, IMR communications coordinator, said the two new Intel computer chip factories will provide new internship opportunities for Ohio State students. As new facilities start up, students will have the ability to apply for these opportunities and work in Intel fabrication labs.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn my mind, if I\u2019m a student, and I\u2019m interested in Intel, this is an immediate pathway for me to be involved with CAFE,\u201d Huson said. \u201cIt would give me an opportunity to work in that lab, whether or not I was bachelor\u2019s, master\u2019s, Ph.D. Doesn\u2019t matter, they have needs for all those.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Sayre said opportunities for students beyond paid internships include graduate research associateships and undergraduate research experiences at Intel facilities in Ohio, Oregon and Arizona. The internships are available in all three facilities. The positions are open to all university students and will allow both graduates and undergraduates to collaborate in their research, he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sayre said students will gain an understanding of the technology industry to inform their laboratory work. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe students have the opportunity to understand how this research could get implemented and come back and actually do that research in a lab with that kind of industry-informed perspective,\u201d Sayre said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sayre said the CAFE program will incorporate Ohio State\u2019s research with nine other public universities in Ohio, led by Ohio State in close collaboration with the University of Cincinnati and Ohio University. The CAFE program will provide opportunities and funding to Central State and Wilberforce universities. <\/span><\/p>\n

Sayre said this collaboration between universities is important to continuously evolve the technology industry.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThat type of interchange in communication will be critical to ensure that we are always relevant, always changing, always at the cutting edge as we move this forward,\u201d Sayre said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sayre said CAFE also extends to the existing Ohio 5-OSU Summer Undergraduate Research Experience program \u2014 which allows students from Denison University, Kenyon College, Oberlin College, Ohio Wesleyan University and the College of Wooster to visit and work in Ohio State laboratories. <\/span><\/p>\n

Sayre said Ohio State faculty, who have worked for Intel or within the semiconductor industry, will guide the training to CAFE students; they will learn how to operate laboratory cleanrooms and create devices within the facilities of Ohio State\u2019s Nanotech West Laboratory, which contains the largest cleanroom facility in the state. <\/span><\/p>\n

Huson said through the semiconductor fabrication research expansion, Ohio State will help lead other Ohio universities in advancing research opportunities for students and eventually contributing to the Intel workforce. <\/span><\/p>\n

Sayre said students will be able to directly contribute to next-generation technologies and find future opportunities in Ohio.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s why institutes like ours exist within the context of the university \u2014 to provide that to the faculty and students, so we create these unique environments and opportunities where everyone\u2019s talents can come together in an interdisciplinary, coordinated way,\u201d Sayre said.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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