University of Florida To Lead Hub Of $285 Million Semiconductor-Based Institute

Study in US: To advance the semiconductor industry in America, the University of Florida will be leading one of the hubs of semiconductor-based institute.

The University of Florida is all set to lead a hub of a semiconductor-based institute. It will lead one of the seven hubs of a $285 million nationwide institute. Florida/Caribbean hub of the SMART USA Institute will be directed by Paula Rhines Endowed Professor of Semiconductor Photonics in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UF and Volker Sorger, Ph.D., the Walden.

The institute is focused on advancing the semiconductor industry in America, and optimising the manufacturing and creating and using digital twins.

David Arnold, Ph.D., acting director of the Florida Semiconductor Institute and the George Kirkland Professor of Engineering at UF commented, “This is a signature R&D program of the CHIPS Act of 2022. Combining UF's semiconductor expertise with cutting-edge AI capabilities and the power of HiPerGator provided a winning recipe that will allow our region to drive groundbreaking advancements in semiconductor technology and meet the growing demands of the industry.”

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The university will roughly get around $20 million in funding and will lead the Florida/Caribbean Digital Innovations Semiconductor Center. The project will utilize the artificial intelligence strengths of the university and will get access to its powerful supercomputers.

“Creating chips is extremely expensive and making improvements can take years. The vision for the SMART USA Institute is to boost the semiconductor industry by establishing a new system where we are creating virtual copies of the manufacturing process, allowing companies to test and improve designs before making physical chips. This helps reduce errors, speeds up production, and leads to better, more efficient chips. In essence, we are creating an entire new industry sector via a ‘Twin-Store’ marketplace – the first in the U.S. and in the world,” Sorger said.

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