Workshop Overview

US academic integrated circuit (IC) design education and research are facing challenges in many dimensions including access to process models and fabrication, cost of fabrication, the complexity of Computer-Aided Design (CAD) flows, declining enrollments, and the loss of instructional project support from MOSIS. At the same time, foreign competitors, especially China, are investing heavily in IC fabrication, design, and education, leading to increased competition and national security risks. We are hosting two workshops to gather needs from academics, and insights from industry hiring managers as well as IC fabrication and EDA tool companies to develop a vision for the future.

Virtual Workshop

We held a virtual workshop on October 14-15, 2021 for initial information gathering.

In-Person Workshop

We held an in-person (invitation only) workshop May 20-21, 2022 to create a detailed plan and outcome report.

Final report

We have released a final report with our recommendations.

Contact

For all inquiries, please contact Prof. Matthew Guthaus at mrg@ucsc.edu.