The Department and Industry
MSE faculty have strong interactions, collaboration, and support from
industry, which are described briefly in the list below. These interactions
add value to the ongoing research, providing important industrial perspective,
additional research capabilities and skills, and financial support. They
are equally valuable to students in providing a deeper appreciation of
how industry R&D works, and of the role of research in an environment
where technological capability, market demand, and timeliness are critical.
These interactions often lead to internships, collaborations, and careers
in industry.
Semiconductor chip manufacturers |
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| IBM | R. Briber and G. W. Rublofff - nanoporous low-K dielectrics for advanced interconnects |
| Texas Instruments | G. W. Rubloff - in-situ, real-time chemical sensing for advanced process control |
| Motorola | R. Ramesh - collaborations on high-K dielectrics and ferroelectrics |
| Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) | G. S. Oehrlein - plasma processing and diagnostics |
| G. W. Rubloff - environmental impacts and optimization in semiconductor manufacturing | |
| Semiconductor Industry Associates (SIA) | G. W. Rubloff - Metrology Working Group for International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors |
| Sematech | G. W. Rubloff - metrology for advanced process control under National Semiconductor Metrology Program at NIST |
| G. S. Oehrlein - plasma processing and diagnostics | |
Semiconductor equipment |
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| Ulvac | G. W. Rubloff - donation of Ulvac ERA-1000 W CVD cluster tool |
| Lam Research | G. S. Oehrlein - plasma process diagnostics |
| G. S. Oehrlein and G. W. Rubloff - donation of Lam Alliance cluster tool | |
Optoelectronics |
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| AMP | A. Christou - optical interconnects, photonic devices and processing |
| Opticom Corp. | A. Christou - VCSEL's, device processing, FEM simulation |
| British Aerospace | A. Christou - photonics, device simulation |
| Tycco | A. Christou - microwave devices, compound semiconductors |
| Ciena | A. Christou - photonics and optical interconnects |
| JDSU Corp. | A. Christou - reliability and optical interconnects; solder reliability |
| Gould | A. Christou - optical alignment and interconnects |
| Raytheon | A. Christou - microwave devices and compound semiconductors |
Analytical instrumentation |
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| Inficon | G. W. Rubloff - in-situ, real-time chemical sensors for advanced process control in semiconductor manufacturing |
| G. S. Oehrlein - plasma diagnostics for semiconductor manufacturing | |
Defense |
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| Northrop Grumman | G. W. Rubloff and R. Adomaitis (Chem Eng) - chemical sensing and simulation for GaN MOCVD growth for microelectronic applications |
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