{"id":929,"date":"2023-09-01T14:00:30","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T14:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.appsvite.com\/?p=929"},"modified":"2025-05-01T20:13:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T20:13:56","slug":"samsung-electronics-commits-3-7m-to-ut-austin-to-bolster-semiconductor-ecosystem-in-central-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.appsvite.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/01\/samsung-electronics-commits-3-7m-to-ut-austin-to-bolster-semiconductor-ecosystem-in-central-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Electronics Commits $3.7M to UT Austin to Bolster Semiconductor Ecosystem in Central Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Samsung Electronics<\/a> is partnering with The University of Texas at Austin\u2019s Cockrell School of Engineering to help build the talent pipeline needed to support the growing semiconductor ecosystem<\/a> in Central Texas.<\/p>\n

Announced as part of Semiconductor Day today at UT Austin<\/a>, the partnership includes funds for recruiting and supporting undergraduate and graduate students<\/a> to study semiconductor manufacturing in the Cockrell School of Engineering and other key majors in the semiconductor space across UT Austin, as well as research and development support and upgrades to lab facilities. The partnership will elevate UT Austin\u2019s semiconductor education, innovation and research and position Texas as a leader in the burgeoning U.S. semiconductor industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cUT Austin\u2019s leadership in America\u2019s semiconductor industry and our role in Austin\u2019s emergence as an industry hub date back to the 1980s,\u201d said UT President Jay Hartzell. \u201cOur Legislature\u2019s bold investment in the CHIPS Act is positioning UT to design and build the future of semiconductors, and now our partnership with Samsung enables us to educate the workforce, fundamental to bolstering the U.S. supply chain. We could not be more excited to work with Samsung<\/a> to help achieve this important goal.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Samsung Austin Semiconductor hosting the University of Texas at Austin’s chapters of Society of Women Engineering, National Society of Black Engineers and Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers in March 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Locally, Samsung Austin Semiconductor<\/a> is contributing $1 million to the UT Cockrell School as part of its 5-star workforce development plan<\/a>, supporting the partnerships and initiatives with four-year institutions to increase participation in engineering programs and promote semiconductor research and curriculum to expand the semiconductor STEM pipeline, while providing more opportunities to underrepresented communities.<\/p>\n

Samsung Electronics<\/a> is contributing $2.7 million to the school with an emphasis on research and development and will partner with the university on selecting the projects.<\/p>\n

The contribution will allow the school to focus on four areas of impact that will directly increase the number of students who are interested in studying and pursuing careers in semiconductor manufacturing. The key areas of support are:<\/p>\n