The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Boise State nabbed a $5 million grant recently dubbed Semiconductor for All. The program is funding new initiatives designed to meet the growing demand for a skilled semiconductor workforce. Among the many exciting developments are series of new certificates available for students now.
Semiconductor Device Physics Certificate
This 13-credit certificate offered by the Electrical and Computer Engineering department provides students with an understanding of semiconductor device physics exposing them to memory, logic, optoelectronics, and other types of devices and circuits in courses such as Introduction to Quantum Physics, Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering, Semiconductor Devices, and more.
Integrated Circuit Design Certificate
Electrical and Computer Engineering offers a 13-credit certificate that provides students with the fundamentals of integrated circuit design, exposing them to developing architectural solutions to simulate, optimize, verify, and implement their design with industry-standard computer-aided design tools in courses such as Microelectronics Circuits, Digital Integrated Circuit Design, Digital Hardware Design, and more.
Semiconductor Processing Certificate
A new 11-credit certificate from ECE provides students with a cleanroom experience, teaching them about semiconductor manufacturing flow and exposing them to fundamental levels of semiconductor processing including cleanroom safety and infrastructure, wet chemistry, plasma processing, thermal processes, and photolithography through current and planned courses such as Introduction to Integrated Circuit Processing, Electrical Properties of Materials, and more. This certificate is available to students across engineering and science disciplines.