Virtual Reality Semiconductor Fabrication Training Facility

Semiwise由其首席执行官阿森阿森诺夫教授领导，与国家微电子研究所（NMI）和Pragmatic半导体公司一起提出了一项创新的培训设施，这将推动英国走在半导体教育的前列。该设施将是一个虚拟现实半导体工厂，配备了半导体制造领域最新的关键设备。对于半导体专业人士来说，晶圆厂就像一个电脑游戏。Asenov教授在格拉斯哥大学（University of Glasgow）从事学术工作，在其漫长而成功的职业生涯中编写了大量的培训材料，每台设备都将与这些材料配套使用。VR晶圆厂将使用户能够体验在晶圆厂工作的体验，这是世界上只有少数人才能享受的特权，并为他们提供半导体制造和工艺操作的重要知识。VR晶圆厂将能够通过使用世界领先的工艺模拟工具来模拟实际制造，并向英国及其机构开放半导体制造知识。这种教育方法类似于飞行员准备和训练驾驶昂贵喷气式飞机的方式。由于在物理工厂中进行培训的成本很高，因此该虚拟现实模型将作为未来半导体专家的模拟器。为了降低构建设备模拟器的高昂成本，我们将使用成熟的工艺和器件TCAD模拟工具，该工具可以完全模拟单个设备的操作和整个制造过程。为此，将把世界领先的Synopsys TCAD集成到VR环境中，让用户尽可能接近现实体验。该设施将作为全英国的培训基地，帮助提升英国在半导体世界的地位。此外，这种直观的培训设施有助于激发对半导体领域的兴趣，并激励未来的工程师和科学家追求半导体事业。我们的合作伙伴NMI和Pragmatic以及行业顾问委员会成员将确保开发符合行业标准和期望。因此，VR工厂将为英国半导体制造商提供竞争优势。这将使该行业能够填补劳动力中不断扩大的技能差距，并满足其未来的招聘需求。

Semiwise, led by their CEO Prof. Asen Asenov, together with the National Microelectronics Institute (NMI) and Pragmatic Semiconductors are proposing an innovative training facility which will propel the UK to the forefront of semiconductor education. The facility will be a virtual reality semiconductor fab, equipped with the latest key equipment in semiconductor manufacture. The fab will be like a computer game for semiconductor professionals. Each piece of equipment will be paired with extensive training materials which have been compiled and constructed by Prof. Asenov throughout his long and successful career as an academic at the University of Glasgow.The VR fab will enable its users to experience working in a fab, a privilege reserved only for a few people in the world, and give them vital knowledge in semiconductor manufacturing and process operation. The VR fab will be able to simulate actual manufacture through the use of world-leading process simulation tools and open up semiconductor manufacturing knowledge to the UK and its institutions. This method of education is similar to the way pilots are prepared and trained to fly expensive jets. Due to the large cost of training in a physical fab, this virtual reality model will act as a simulator for future semiconductor experts.In order to reduce the high cost of building an equipment simulator we will use well-established process and device TCAD simulation tools, which can fully simulate the operation of individual pieces of equipment and the complete manufacturing process. To this end will integrate the world-leading Synopsys TCAD into the VR environment to allow users as close to reality experience as possible.This facility will serve as a training ground for all of the UK and help boost the UK's position in the semiconductor world. Additionally, such an intuitive training facility can help spark interest in the semiconductor field and inspire future generations of engineers and scientists to pursue a career in semiconductors.Our partners NMI and Pragmatic as well as the members of the Industry Advisory Board will ensure that the developments meet the industry standards and expectations. Therefore, the VR fab will provide a competitive advantage to UK semiconductor manufacturers. This will enable the industry to fill the widening skills gap in the workforce and satisfy its recruitment needs in the future.