But there is a fear that with the rate at which the industry is expanding, due to surge in demand for chips, there may be insufficient skill workforce to service the industry in the future. For this reason is why Intel is partnering with FAMU-FSU school of engineering to establish education in semiconductor manufacturing to address the possibility of future shortage of the skill workforce in the industry.
As part of efforts to make the partnership a success, it was revealed that Intel recently released fund to FAMU-FSU School of Engineering to provide resources and internship opportunities for students.
One major objectives of the partnership with Intel, according to FAMU-FSU college of engineering, is training students on advanced chips manufacturing technologies: from designing to fabricating, assembling, testing, on to the final packaging.
To reinforce more participation in the project, students are brought in from the Department of Electrical Engineering at joint college, from the Department of Electronics Engineering at the the FAMU main campus and transfer students on mentorship program. It was reported that these student will intern at some of the Intel US based fabrication facilities to give them hand-on experience needed to succeed in the industry.
Intel has fabrication facilities in Chandler, Arizona. Rio Rancho, New Mexico. Hillsboro and in Oregon and it has partners with many institutions for education in semiconductor manufacturing, spending millions of dollars to make the partnership work. Aside FAMU-FSU engineering, schools like Central State University, Portland Community College and Columbus State Community College were at one time or the other partners of Intel in developing curriculum for semiconductor fabrication and manufacturing to make available skill workforce to the industry.
The Intel - FAMU - FSU project will enable participating students gain direct experience working in these fields and prepare them for careers in integrated circuit chip design. It will also help established one of the major goals of the CHIPS Act: to grow a diverse of semiconductor workforce make to US leader in the fabrication and manufacturing of the products.
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