Penn State's role

By Jamie Oberdick

Semiconductors are a big reason as to why you are reading this. This is not a reference to your interest in semiconductors as a subject, but the actual production of this website. Even if you are reading the print…

onsemi and Penn State partnership

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Geanie Umberger, Associate Vice President for Research; Director, Office of Industrial Partnerships, Penn State Sudhir Gopalswamy, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Advanced Solutions Group, onsemi Daniel…

Redwing Gropu

By Jamie Oberdick

Two-dimensional materials are vital for the type of semiconductors that will push the future of electronic devices and energy-efficient lighting, but they are a challenge to make. They must have very few defects,…

chip packaging

The big news around semiconductors, the factor that drove the CHIPS for America Act, was and is the supply chain. Many in the media focused on the shortages and disruption in the chips supply chain that was caused by the pandemic, and in…

Saptarshi Das NSF Career

Silicon has been king for a long time in computer technology. It is the namesake for America’s technology hub, Silicon Valley. However, silicon is nearing its limit as an effective semiconductor material.