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U.S. Universities Are Building a New Semiconductor Workforce

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economy, there’s a potential problem: Where will the industry find the qualified workforce needed to run these plants and design the chips they’ll make? The United States today manufactures just 12 percent of the world’s chips, down from 37 percent in 1990, according to a September 2020 report by the Semiconductor Industry Association.

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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But it was true what semiconductor engineers in South Korea whispered about his former students: They were everywhere. Starting in the mid-1980s, as chip manufacturing in the country accelerated, engineers who had studied under Kim at. Since then, he has been revered in the South Korean media as the industry’s “godfather.”

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The Engineer Behind Samsung’s Speech Recognition Software

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He recently left Samsung to continue his work in the field at Korea University , in Seoul, leading the school’s speech and language processing laboratory. encouraged him to apply for a software engineering job there. Friends of his who were working on such projects at Google in Mountain View, Calif.,

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Si-anode company NEO Battery Materials to partner with Korea Metal Silicon

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—which intends to become a silicon anode materials supplier to the EV industry— entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with South Korean silicon powder manufacturer, Korea Metal Silicon Co., He is currently a Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Yonsei University.

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Bajaj Auto expands engineering skills training to Tier 2, 3 cities | Autocar Professional

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Two and three-wheeler major Bajaj Auto is looking to take its engineering skills training programme to Tier 2 and 3 cities, in order to fill the critical skill gaps faced by the automotive industry. This announcement comes amid concerns about India’s industrial competitiveness.

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Video Friday: Spot Levels Up

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The industry standard for dangerous and routine autonomous inspections just got better, now with a brand-new set of features and hardware. The industry standard for dangerous and routine autonomous inspections just got better, now with a brand-new set of features and hardware. Moderated by Catie Cuan, Stanford University.

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EU investing >€3M in research into ultra-efficient aero engines; ULTIMATE project

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The EU is investing more than €3 million in innovative aero-engine technologies in the three-year ULTIMATE project, short for Ultra Low emission Technology Innovations for Mid-century Aircraft Turbine Engines. at the ASME Turbo Expo 2016 conference this week in Seoul, South Korea. ​ —Grönstedt et al.

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