Purdue teams up with French company for semiconductor training
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Purdue University is partnering with a French software maker to use 3D-modeling technology to accelerate semiconductor training and research.
Multinational company Dassault Systèmes uses “virtual twin” technology to boost product quality, improve collaboration and reduce waste and energy use, its website says. The use of 3D modeling can help explore how semiconductors perform under a range of scenarios.
“This collaboration reflects Purdue’s goal to innovate and improve development opportunities for students,” Alyssa Wilcox, Purdue’s senior vice president for partnerships and chief of staff to the president, said in a news release from the university. “Our continuing role in both workforce and research innovation underscores Purdue’s leadership in creating vital partnerships in semiconductors.”
Dassault Systèmes—based in Velizy-Villacoublay, France, but with 197 offices worldwide—helps numerous industries design, test and manufacture products through its 3D modeling “virtual twin” software. Industries include aerospace, engineering, consumer goods, life sciences and technology.
“Within the semiconductor industry, tomorrow’s workforce will require cutting-edge skills, empowered by science-based virtual twins,” said Stephane Sireau, vice president, high-tech industry, at Dassault Systèmes and member of the Purdue Semiconductor Degrees Leadership Board. “We are proud to strengthen our existing engagement within Purdue’s growing semiconductor innovation ecosystem to ensure students receive the best learning opportunities in advanced semiconductor manufacturing.”
The agreement with Purdue also will help build a network of academia and industry partners to create new opportunities for skills development and technological expertise, the news release said.
The partnership is the latest move announced by Purdue to bolster semiconductor research and training.
In January, the university announced a $50 million grant from Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc. to support the university’s Purdue Computes initiative. The initiative focuses on physical artificial intelligence, semiconductors and quantum computing.
The month prior, Purdue and Belgium-based semiconductor research company Imec cut the ribbon on a new research and development hub at the Convergence Center for Innovation and Collaboration on the West Lafayette campus.