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Center for Advanced Semiconductor Fabrication Research and Education


The Center for Advanced Semiconductor Fabrication Research and Education (CAFE) is a multi-institutional research and education center supported by the Intel Corporation via its Semiconductor Education and Research Program for Ohio. The focus of CAFE is on advancing the state of semiconductor fabrication for next-generation device technologies, leveraging world-leading research expertise and capabilities available within our team.



Learning by Doing

CAFE will provide “experiential learning by doing research” to both graduate and undergraduate students on the cutting edge of semiconductor fabrication. By assembling a cohort from large state universities, smaller private colleges and minority-serving institutions into a single center, CAFE will provide semiconductor research opportunities to students from diverse backgrounds and disciplines, who will share in the use of world-class facilities in an experiential learning environment with a team science approach.

Dual Research & Experiential Learning Goals


Objective #1


Advancing the state of knowledge on semiconductor fabrication for promising, next-generation device technologies


Research


Learn more about CAFE's research themes focusing on advancing the state of semiconductor fabrication for next-gen device technologies.

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Objective #2


Providing a sustained, coordinated source of well-prepared graduate and undergraduate students in semiconductor fabrication, drawing from Ohio’s educational institutions in an interdisciplinary ecosystem

Education


Learn more about CAFE's education opportunities that will build a pool of diverse technical talent in semiconductor fabrication.

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CAFE embraces a multidisciplinary, diverse and interactive culture that maximizes broader impacts
and ensures that the whole will be far greater than the sum of its parts.

Partner Institutions

Funded by the Intel® Semiconductor Education and Research Program for Ohio
Intel® Semiconductor Education and Research Program for Ohio is envisioned as a comprehensive collaborative program for a group of higher education institutions to work together in their existing space to innovate and develop new capabilities with an emphasis on semiconductor manufacturing.