On Tuesday, January 31, the Powerex team, consisting of Dr. Scott Leslie (Chief Technologist), Garold Mobley (Project Manager – CHIPs ACT), Jeremy J. Shaffer (Senior Sales Engineer – Consultant), Donnie Voland (Semiconductor Process Engineer), visited CSU to explore potential collaboration opportunities and partnerships for the CHIPS Act Innovation/Training Hub/Center. The visit was an opportunity to discuss areas of mutual interest, including educational and training programs for workforce development in the semiconductor fields.
In addition to the Powerex team, Drs. Ganapathy, Amsaad, Ahsan from WSU, and Dr. Chen from Cedarville University joined. The meeting proved to be productive, as the attendees could share their expertise and perspectives on the CHIPS Act and workforce development in semiconductors. It was a successful step toward building stronger partnerships and collaborations between CSU, university partners, and the industry.

CSU recently joined Midwest Semiconductor Network, a network from a group of leading research institutions from Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, and Indiana, to support the semiconductor and microelectronics industries and address their research and workforce needs in Ohio.