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Prof H.-S. Philip Wong

H.-S. Philip Wong on the national effort to advance semiconductor research

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What NSTC membership means for Stanford and how it builds on an institutional legacy of leadership in this field.

Dec
2024
In a Q&A with Stanford Report, H.-S. Philip Wong, the Willard R. and Inez Kerr Bell Professor in the School of Engineering, explains what National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC) membership means for Stanford and how it builds on an institutional legacy of leadership in this field.
 
Over the years, American investment in this essential technology has lagged, but the federal CHIPS and Science Act seeks to reinvigorate it. Passed in 2022, this legislation provides the U.S. Department of Commerce with $52 billion to spend on the semiconductor sector. To administer this effort’s research and development component, the department has created the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC), a consortium drawn from academia, industry, government, and nonprofits. In November, Stanford joined the NSTC as an academic institution conducting semiconductor-related research.
 
  • Why is the U.S. increasing investments in semiconductor research and development?
  • What has Stanford’s role been in semiconductor research?
  • How will Stanford benefit from the NSTC membership?
  • What research is out there now that has exciting implications for future generations of chips?
  • What advantages could these three-dimensional chips have over existing technologies?
 

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Excerpted from Stanford Report, 'A national effort seeks to advance semiconductor research.’
 

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