A status report on the Virginia Microelectronics Center

Author

Pearson, Robert ; Cregger, Barton B. ; Morgan, Robert ; Mattauch, Robert ; Davidson, Steve

Author_Institution

Sch. of Eng., Virginia Commonwealth Univ., Richmond, VA, USA

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

22

Lastpage

25

Abstract

The initial plans for the microelectronics portion of the electrical engineering program at Virginia Commonwealth University were described at the 12^th UGIM symposium. This paper continues the cycle of learning, describing the progress made in the implementation and adaptation of those plans. Experience shows that various levels of networking are essential to a successful education program for integrated circuit fabrication. Some of the topics to be discussed include the facility start-up, the equipment acquisition process, tool installation and hook-up, and curriculum development

Keywords

electronic engineering education; engineering facilities; installation; integrated circuit technology; Virginia Commonwealth University; Virginia Microelectronics Center; curriculum development; education program; electrical engineering program; equipment acquisition process; facility start-up; integrated circuit fabrication; networking; status report; tool hook-up; tool installation; Computer aided manufacturing; Continuing education; Councils; Curriculum development; Educational programs; Electrical engineering; Fabrication; Floors; Maintenance; Microelectronics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

University/Government/Industry Microelectronics Symposium, 1999. Proceedings of the Thirteenth Biennial

Conference_Location

Minneapolis, MN

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5240-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/UGIM.1999.782815

Filename

782815