Microelectronics and Nanomanufacturing Partnership for Veterans

受新冠疫情影响，美国的半导体芯片一直处于短缺状态。这种短缺已经影响了企业和行业，包括汽车、消费电子、数据科学和网络安全等。支持美国半导体和微电子技术的努力正在进行中，这将需要一支准备好的、多样化的熟练技术劳动力来支持这些关键的经济引擎。强大的纳米制造劳动力将使美国在全球经济中具有竞争力，并将支持美国在微电子和半导体技术方面的领导地位。该项目由宾夕法尼亚州立大学纳米技术教育和利用中心领导，将支持美国军队成员、退伍军人和家庭成员获得知识、技能和能力（KSAs），以进入半导体和微电子劳动力市场。其中许多人作为负责建造机械、电气和通信系统的小组成员，具有军事技术方面的相关经验。没有直接军事技术经验的退伍军人也有团队合作和项目管理技能等技能，这些技能是行业公认的劳动力所需技能。该项目将为军事人员、退伍军人和家庭成员提供教育机会，以获得进入纳米制造劳动力所需的ksa。合作的成员包括2年制和4年制的机构、微电子公司和全球SEMI贸易协会。该项目将利用美国海军、潮水社区学院和诺福克州立大学的成功试点，并将进行调整和扩大，使更多的学术机构和军事部门参与其中。该项目将：(1)适应和实施试点内容，提供由社区和技术院校支持的微电子和纳米制造证书课程（MNP）；(2)根据技能组合需求，与行业协商，不断评估和调整内容；(3)努力确保不同军种的退伍军人服务部门认可MNP。(4)提高社区和技术学院教师在MNP实施中的作用，最大限度地减少对研究型大学的依赖。该项目由先进技术教育计划资助，该计划侧重于为推动国家经济的先进技术领域培养技术人员。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The United States (U.S.) has been experiencing a semiconductor chip shortage due in part to the pandemic. This shortage has impacted businesses and industry, including automotive, consumer electronics, data science, and cybersecurity to name a few. Efforts are underway to support semiconductor and microelectronics technologies in the U.S., which will require a prepared and diverse skilled technical workforce to support these critical economic engines. A strong nanomanufacturing workforce will enable the U.S. to be competitive in the global economy and will support the U.S. leadership in microelectronics and semiconductor technologies. This project led by the Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization at Pennsylvania State University will support members of the U.S. military, veterans, and family members to gain the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) to move into the semiconductor and microelectronics workforce. Many of these individuals have relevant experience with military technology as members of teams responsible for building mechanical, electrical and communication systems. Veterans without direct military technology experiences also have skills such as teamwork and project management skills that industry recognizes as needed skills within their workforce. This project will provide educational opportunities for military personnel, veterans, and family members to gain the KSAs needed to enter the nanomanufacturing workforce. Members of the collaborative include 2-yr and 4-yr institutions, microelectronics companies, and the Global SEMI Trade Association. The project will leverage a successful pilot that involved the U.S. Navy, Tidewater Community College and Norfolk State University, which will be adapted and scaled to involve additional academic institutions and branches of the military. The project will: (1) adapt and implement the content of the pilot and offer a Microelectronics and Nanomanufacturing Certificate Program (MNP) supported by community and technical colleges and universities, (2) continually assess and adjust the content in consultation with industry for skillset needs, (3) work to secure the endorsement of the MNP by departments of veteran services for different military branches, and (4) elevate the role of community and technical college faculty in the delivery of the MNP minimizing the dependence on the research universities. This project is funded by the Advanced Technological Education program that focuses on the education of technicians for the advanced-technology fields that drive the nation's economy.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.