Semiconductor manufacturing is a complex and rapid change in the development of innovation and investment to meet the growth of social demand.
For engineering students who are interested in participating in this industry, it is essential to access practical experience in developing skill sets and determining career paths.
The graduate student of the IRA A. Furton Engineering School at Arizona State University has the opportunity to understand the production of microchips through new expansion realities that are interested in semiconductor careers or XR support courses.
Umbert Serano, an associate professor of part of the Furton School, and the Faculty of Energy Engineering, has a gap between the semiconductor manufacturing environment that students cannot easily or regularly access.
The Inspiration of Celano to incorporate XR has begun as a passion project from the need for students to educate students on the basic analytical technology used in the IC manufacturing industry. XR also provided opportunities for learners in various engineering fields to deepen knowledge of advanced semiconductor manufacturing technology.
“In the past, the only way to gain this experience is to bring multiple students to a semiconductor clean room, which is not always possible,” says Celano. “The immersive experiences allows students to bring the realistic models of the tool and the large and expensive machines into the classroom, and students can interact with various scale.”
Serano cooperated with Professor Robert Licamwa of Furton School and Professor of Vinyil Starry to determine the best way to deploy, define the overall story of the course, and eventually dialogue. Designed digital assets to do.
Likamwa, an associate professor of computer engineering, who co -appointed art, media, and engineering, part of Herger Institute for the Arts, was extremely important to achieve a course interactive experience. He also leads Meteor Studio, which explores and designed the Software and Hardware research and design to strengthen storytelling.
Likamwa has supported the development of immersive media players or IMPS. This functions as a platform in which digital assets are uploaded to explore in classes.
In addition, the student team has developed a concept and a course of the course in cooperation with Celano. Krutik Pandya, a graduate teaching assistant and a doctoral student student, is excited to see the team’s efforts and the results of the impact on engineering students.
“Because of the emphasis on semiconductor manufacturing, training for skilled labor has been a top priority,” Pandia says. “By contributing to this amazing project with an amazing team, creating a semiconductor metrology immersive learning experience using expanded reality technology, we will strengthen the confidence that the future is shaped.”
Measurement is a scientific study of measurement and is important for measurement -intensive semiconductor manufacturing.
Beyond innovative education for students, this task supports the labor development mission, Southwest Advanced Protyping Hub, or Swap Hub, to accelerate the transition from the lab to the fab.
Expans the engineering environment to the classroom
The expansion reality functions as a group term of immersive technology including extension reality, AR, virtual reality, and VR.
Unlike the completely immersive VR experience, which is completely deleted by users from the environment, the course develops AR, and learners can check objects and models while maintaining the views of desks and professors. Masu. With a headset, AR adds a virtual object layer to a space where students can exchange.
Course EEE 598 Semiconductor Devices metroology introduces the important principles behind the measurement and its basics. This class covers the latest technologies used in large amounts of manufacturing and investigates restrictions and practical applications. In addition, students learn to apply statistical methods to analyze semiconductor materials and optimize the chip production process.
Ultimately, this course aims to provide students with ASU engineering to provide innovative and immersive learning experiences focusing on measuring and analyzing semiconductor manufacturing.
The goal of XR technology is that students can grasp the methods and equipment used in semiconductor metrology. It also emphasizes the physics behind and behind the test tools during semiconductor treatment.
“Engineering students who want to participate in this industry are grasping a great outline, regardless of whether they are focusing on carriers in measurement, quality control, disability analysis, and device design. Celano says Celano. “Even if students pivot to career paths, they will have a lot of basic knowledge and common understanding for other teams.”
Celano wants more students to consider courses, given the impactful investment and resources assigned to the expansion of footprints in Arizona and the expansion of packaging footprints.
From issues to opportunities
Combined with the rapid evolution of semiconductor manufacturing tools and techniques, and frequent updates of the Consumer XR headset, we present unique issues to maintain the course. The next step to ensure a high -quality student experience with the establishment of the Foundation is to continue updating materials to respond to these progress.
“This course is alive because many mechanisms in the industry are changing rapidly, so we want to make sure the materials are adjusted,” says Celano. “In order to create a new semiconductor manufacturing tool, our tasks are to prepare new assets to upload and adjust to improve immersive experiences.”
With the ability to introduce the initial results of education, Celano hopes to be involved in university partners and semiconductor companies that have additional curriculum development to strengthen the results of learning experiences.
This new course benefits because both student feedback and supplementary data points are provided and evolved.
He assumes it as a stepping stone to integrate immersive educational methods that are useful for other classes in the semiconductor industry.
“There are many classes that can benefit from these dynamic experiences,” Serano says. “New Solid State Electronics, semiconductor, and circuit -designed course work is a useful course for students. However, it is a 3D object that cannot be accessed consistently on the engineering course that you want to interact with the environment and students. Masu.”
