Indiana University helped lead an all-out celebration “blitz” on Friday, Nov. 22, at the grand opening of The Forge, Bloomington’s new $13 million sustainable technology center in the city’s downtown Trades District. Even though IU’s football team suffered its first defeat the following day, Bloomington is still buzzing with excitement over two of its biggest… Read more »
Defense Partnerships
IU microelectronics innovation to help fuel formation of new $285M national semiconductor institute
Indiana University will play a key role in the formation of a first-of-its-kind national institute targeting the next frontier of technological innovation in the microelectronics industry. IU is a member of the team that was selected this week by the National Institute for Standards and Technology to launch the new Semiconductor Manufacturing and Advanced Research… Read more »
IU investments help accelerate development of southern Indiana’s microelectronics sector
Indiana University’s leadership and major investments in microelectronics research and workforce development continue to contribute to significant regional momentum around the semiconductor industry. Last week, Bloomington-based Regional Opportunity Initiatives announced it has received a three-year, nearly $9.6 million contract from the Department of Defense for a multilayered initiative to advance microelectronics education and workforce training… Read more »