Semiconductors@Purdue: Educating Tomorrow's Semiconductor Leaders
"In 2023, imec USA selected Purdue University as one of its few sites for U.S. operations, and we have been truly delighted with how quickly and strongly our partnership has developed. The collaboration between our teams has not only met but often exceeded our expectations, delivering impressive results. We look forward to an even deeper relationship and an expanding presence in West Lafayette to support the growing semiconductor ecosystem in Indiana and across the U.S."
Luc Van den hove
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In Print: 'Birck Builds the Future: Celebrating Twenty Years at Purdue University, 2005-2025'
April 13, 2026
Zhihong Chen, a Reilly Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Mary Jo and Robert L. Kirk Director of the Birck Nanotechnology Center, and Angie Klink (BA communication ’81) and their published book “Birck Builds the Future: Celebrating Twenty Years at Purdue University, 2005-2025.”
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Purdue Engineering faculty spearhead semiconductor ecosystem
April 10, 2026
Semiconductors have emerged as the heartbeat of technology, powering everything from smart phones and transportation to GPS navigation, weather prediction, energy, healthcare, defense, digital agriculture and the compute heft underpinning the most advanced AI learning and inference data centers on Earth.
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12 Purdue graduate programs ranked in top 10 in U.S. News & World Report 2026 lists
April 8, 2026
Purdue University’s pursuit of research excellence at scale continues, with 12 academic programs in engineering, agriculture and health ranking in the top 10 overall in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 edition of Best Graduate Schools. Purdue’s College of Engineering jumped to No. 4 overall among nearly 200 engineering schools ranked in the U.S., behind only MIT, Stanford and University of California, Berkeley, and No. 2 among the nation’s public institutions. Three engineering disciplines retained their standing in the top 5 nationally while eight programs were among the top 10 in the U.S., according to the report released Tuesday (April 7).
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Purdue Engineering pipeline: Semiconductor Degrees Program builds workforce for critical industry
April 3, 2026
How Purdue's interdisciplinary approach prepares students for careers across chip design, manufacturing and advanced packaging Over the next five years, the United States needs at least 50,000 trained semiconductor engineers. It's a staggering number driven by the CHIPS Act's push to return chip manufacturing to American soil and maintain U.S. leadership in chip design. But building fabrication facilities is only half the equation. The real challenge is building the workforce to run them.
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Watch: AMD CEO and global tech leader Lisa Su headlines Presidential Lecture on what will power AI era
March 5, 2026
Influential global technology leader Lisa Su, the visionary CEO of semiconductor company AMD, joined Purdue University President Mung Chiang on March 2 for a Presidential Lecture Series event titled "Strategic Circuits: How University and Industry Partnerships Will Power the AI Era."
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AMD CEO and global tech leader Lisa Su to headline upcoming Presidential Lecture on what will power AI era
February 17, 2026
Influential global technology leader Lisa Su, the visionary chief executive officer and chair of semiconductor company AMD, will join Purdue University President Mung Chiang in early March for a Presidential Lecture Series event focusing on the role high-performance computing plays in our world and how deep partnerships between industry and universities can advance innovation.
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