TROY — About 50,000 workers will be in demand over the next five years as the U.S. spends tens of billions of dollars subsidizing a new wave of computer chip factories across the country.
That’s why Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy and GlobalFoundries have partnered on a new course at RPI called Topics in Microelectronics Manufacturing.
The popular course is being taught by James Lu, the curriculum chair of RPI’s electrical, computer and systems engineering department, along with experts from GlobalFoundries.
RPI said the class, an upper-level elective taken by advanced undergraduates or early graduate students, has 70 students, about double that of a popular upper class elective.
John Wen, head of the ECSE department, said GlobalFoundries has been working with RPI for years, offering students internships, jobs, guest lectures and access to joint research projects.
“With this new course offering, we look forward to further expanding this partnership,” Wen said.
Peter Benyon, general manager of GlobalFoundries’ computer chip factory in Malta, said the company has had great success with employees who study at RPI.
“This course jointly taught by RPI and GlobalFoundries is a great example of the collaboration between higher ed and industry necessary for training the next generation of semiconductor experts. We have been very impressed with the RPI graduates that work at GlobalFoundries.”
Read the full article here