Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly visited Arizona State University on Feb. 22 to celebrate the investments from the Microelectronics Commons, a program Kelly secured in the CHIPS and Science Act, witnessing how the university is playing a key role in making Arizona a center for microchip development and manufacturing.
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Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly visited Arizona State University on Feb. 22 to celebrate investments from the Microelectronics Commons, a program Kelly secured in the CHIPS and Science Act.
During the visit Kelly saw how the university is playing a role in making Arizona a center for microchip development and manufacturing.
Kelly began his visit with a discussion of the university’s efforts to train new engineers and researchers for jobs in the field as a part of the Microelectronics Commons program with ASU’s Knowledge Enterprise Executive Vice President Sally Morton and faculty, according to a press release.
Following the discussion, Kelly participated in a student-led window tour to see classes in the NanoFab and hear from students about their career plans in microelectronics in Arizona. Later, he talked with students in a poster walk-through where they showed him projects they’re working on to help advance microelectronics research.
The CHIPS and Science Act established the Microelectronics Commons to support domestic microchip manufacturing, research and development and address critical gaps in U.S. semiconductor innovation.
In September 2023, the Southwest Advanced Prototyping Hub, led by ASU, was selected to be funded through the program, marking the first official allocation of funding through the CHIPS and Science Act, the release explained.
The program establishes a network of university-based prototyping and testing facilities that enables researchers to fully complete the lab-to-fab transition of microchip technologies within the United States.
