Purdue Partners with Taiwan Company
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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowPurdue University and the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. have partnered to create a Center for Secured Microelectronics Ecosystem. The center will be located at the Purdue University West Lafayette campus in collaboration with Purdue Research Foundation, and aims to support research to ensure a secure ecosystem for the manufacture of microelectronics systems.
The partnership was established during the Select USA Conference in Washington, D.C. TSMC, located in Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan, is the world’s largest semiconductor contract manufacturer.
Officials say the center will provide a “secure supply of semiconductor chips and related tools all the way from the foundry to the packaged system.”
“Semiconductors will continue to be the enabling backbone for technological and economic growth in the 21st century, propelling advancements in the internet of things, autonomous transportation, artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, and many other applications,” U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross said in a news release. “We are pleased that TSMC and Purdue University took their partnership to the next level at SelectUSA — a platform for leading global semiconductor manufacturers to continue expanding and investing in the United States. Under President Trump’s leadership, the administration will continue doing all it can to grow and equip our highly skilled workforce, maintain our competitive investment and regulatory environment, and support world-class American research universities.”