HSINCHU, Taiwan, R.O.C., Feb. 3, 2023 – TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced the launch of its “TSMC University FinFET Program”, aimed at developing future IC design talent for the industry and empowering academic innovation around the world. The program will provide broad educational access for university students, faculty, and academic researchers to the process design kit (PDK) of the industry’s most successful fin field-effect transistor (FinFET) technology at 16nm, bringing the IC design learning experience to the advanced FinFET level. The program will also provide access for leading IC researchers in universities to both 16nm (N16) and 7nm (N7) silicon through multi-project wafer (MPW) services to accelerate impactful research innovations towards real-world applications.
Working with service partners in Asia, Europe and North America, TSMC is offering universities the following resources – for teaching purposes, and for research projects leading to silicon test chips:
TSMC’s technology and manufacturing is supported by a vibrant and comprehensive design enablement ecosystem, the Open Innovation Platform®. Our ecosystem of services partners is ready to connect scholars with the TSMC University FinFET Program, and academic institutions interested in joining the program are invited to contact service partners in their region at:
https://www.tsmc.com/english/dedicatedFoundry/services/university_program .
Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
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Working with service partners in Asia, Europe and North America, TSMC is offering universities the following resources – for teaching purposes, and for research projects leading to silicon test chips:
- Design collateral for teaching is based on TSMC’s N16 process, and includes tutorial design cases, training materials and instructional videos, bringing students from the conventional planar transistor structure into the FinFET era.
- For impactful research projects, TSMC is providing both N16 and N7 process design collateral for test chips to be manufactured via MPW. These include research designs in logic, analog, and radio frequency (RF).
TSMC’s technology and manufacturing is supported by a vibrant and comprehensive design enablement ecosystem, the Open Innovation Platform®. Our ecosystem of services partners is ready to connect scholars with the TSMC University FinFET Program, and academic institutions interested in joining the program are invited to contact service partners in their region at:
https://www.tsmc.com/english/dedicatedFoundry/services/university_program .
TSMC Spokesperson
Wendell HuangVice President & Chief Financial Officer
Tel:886-3-5055901
TSMC Deputy Spokesperson
Nina KaoPublic Relations Division
Tel:886-3-5636688 Ext.7125036
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