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October 7, 2025 | Purdue College of Engineering

Birck Nanotechnology Center: 20th anniversary

Nanotechnology is a rapidly developing field today, but it was still in its nascent stage 20 years ago when the Birck Nanotechnology Center was launched on October 8, 2005. Defined as the manipulation of matter at the nano scale, nanotechnology has burgeoned into a thriving domain, where the unique phenomena exhibited at its scale of between 1 and 100 nanometers have given rise to a host of applications across numerous economic sectors, particularly semiconductors, with the constant push to pack

August 19, 2025 | Purdue Engineering

Chipshub wins NSF award for Chip Design Hub to help ease urgent national semiconductor workforce shortage

Addressing a crucial national need and marking a major advance for Purdue University’s semiconductor leadership, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected Purdue Engineering-led Chipshub as its Chip Design Hub.

August 8, 2025 | Journal & Courier

Purdue trustees OK $25M contract for building semiconductors at Birck Nanotechnology Center

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN — The Purdue University Board of Trustees unanimously agreed to a five-year, $25 million contract with the Semiconductor Manufacturing and Advanced Research with Twins USA Institute that is expected to double the investment for the university.

April 10, 2025 | Purdue Office of Research News

U.S. DOE Secretary Dr. Chris Wright Visits Purdue-Led Team at 2025 ARPA-E Energy Summit

February 25, 2025 | Purdue Newsroom

Materials developed at Purdue University incorporated into new Microsoft Quantum qubit platform

Microsoft Quantum published an article in Nature on Feb. 19 detailing recent advances in the measurement of quantum devices that will be needed to realize a topological quantum computer. Among the authors are Microsoft scientists and engineers who conduct research at Microsoft Quantum Lab West Lafayette, located at Purdue University.

February 11, 2025 | Purdue Newsroom

Semiconductors@Purdue faculty look to 2025 and beyond

January 31, 2025 | Purdue Engineering

GlobalFoundries CEO delivers Presidential Lecture, bolstering partnership with Purdue

December 16, 2024 | Purdue Newsroom

Indiana Commission for Higher Education tours Birck Nanotechnology Center, connects with semiconductor undergrads

November 19, 2024 | Purdue Newsroom

U.S. Department of Commerce awards $285M Manufacturing USA Institute to SRC-led consortium with Purdue as lead academic institution

Announcement marks Purdue’s latest, largest strategic research win under CHIPS R&D Program

October 8, 2024 | Purdue Newsroom

Purdue’s Mark Lundstrom receives Sagamore of the Wabash from Gov. Holcomb

Mark Lundstrom, Purdue University’s chief semiconductor officer, on Wednesday (Oct. 2) was awarded the Sagamore of the Wabash, one of the state’s highest honors, by Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb in recognition of his contributions to the semiconductor industry.