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Microelectronics are the building blocks of most modern technologies, from nanobots to supercomputers. But for many people, the science and mechanics of microchips are a mystery.

If the central role of semiconductors, commonly known as integrated circuits or computer chips, in almost every facet of modern life wasn’t clear before, the pandemic has made it abundantly so.

Robert Pearson helped make history when RIT began its microelectronic engineering program in the early 1980s. An RIT alumnus of the electrical engineering program and MicroE’s first faculty hire, ...

DARPA, focused on national security, launched the Next-Generation Microelectronics Manufacturing (NGMM) program to develop systems to build new technology known as 3D heterogeneously integrated (3DHI) ...

Jennifer S. Linvill, an assistant professor of technology leadership and innovation in the Purdue Polytechnic Institute, will present “Scaling Up: Preparing a career-ready defense microelectronics ...

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering faculty members Randall Berry and Pedram Khalili co-organized two recent workshops sponsored by the Northwestern-Argonne Institute of Science and ...

MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Mission Technologies division is among 12 companies included on a 10-year, $25.4 billion Advanced Technology ...

Since our inception 35 years ago, Synopsys has supported the U.S. defense industry. Over the last five years, we’ve increased our efforts with the government and aerospace sectors via program support ...

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