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Henry Samueli and the Rise of Digital Broadband

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Eight years ago, Samueli, then a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), who had been pushing the state of the art of digital broadband communications for more than a decade, joined with his Ph.D. But the opportunity to be a professor at one of the top universities in the world was too good to pass up.

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U.S. Universities Are Building a New Semiconductor Workforce

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TSMC), which was already building a $12 billion fab in Arizona , upped the investment to $40 billion with a second plant. Universities and community colleges are revamping their semiconductor-related curricula and forging strategic partnerships with one another and with industry to train the staff needed to run U.S.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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Companies and universities in Michigan are receiving more than $1 billion of the grants. Outfitting of a high-volume manufacturing facility to build DC Bus Capacitors for the electric drive vehicle industry. West Virginia University (NAFTC). Purdue University. Powerex, Inc. Youngwood, PA. Project locations. Technology.

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University of Tennessee to head $250M advanced composites manufacturing institute; Ford, Honda and Volkswagen members

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In the wind energy industry, advances in low-cost composite materials will help manufacturers build longer, lighter and stronger blades to create more energy. Owens Corning; Phoenix Integration; PolyNEW, Inc.; Owens Corning; Phoenix Integration; PolyNEW, Inc.; Adherent Technologies, Inc.; Honda R&D Americas, Inc.;

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Uber partners with U Arizona on optics for mapping and safety

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Uber has signed a partnership with the University of Arizona focused on research and development in the optics space for mapping and safety. The partners will work to improve the imagery captured and used to build out mapping and safety features. As part of this partnership, Uber is donating to U of A’s College of Optical Sciences.

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DOE announces $29M in funding for fusion energy technology development

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University of California, San Diego. The University of California, San Diego, seeks to address this issue by developing a low-atomic-number renewable wall for fusion devices that contains a slurry composed of carbon, ceramics, and a volatile binder. University of Houston. University of California, Los Angeles.

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UK Faraday Battery Challenge awards £23M to support development of electrified car batteries

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This is a massive investment in business-led battery R&D in the UK, supporting innovative technologies and helping to build a UK supply chain that can compete on the global stage. Nexeon is working with partners Phoenix Scientific Industries (PSI), AGM Batteries and Oxford University’s Department of Materials.