CU Boulder hosted the Colorado Semiconductor Workforce and Innovation Forum

CU Boulder hosted the Colorado Semiconductor Workforce and Innovation Forum at the SEEC Auditorium on January 25, 2024. The event attracted over 150 attendees from local universities and businesses, as well as state and federal government officials, to discuss leveraging Colorado's leadership in chip design and R&D to develop a local workforce that can address the challenges identified by the CHIPS and Science Act. The event featured presentations from VIPs, including Erwin Gianchandani (NSF's Director of Technology, Innovation and Partnerships), Governor Jared Polis, Senator Michael Bennet, Representative Joe Neguse, Provost Russell Moore, and President Todd Saliman. NSI's own Dr. Chan addressed the audience during a plenary panel session on Sustaining U.S. Competitiveness in Chip Design and R&D, alongside Dr. Marla Dowell (NIST's Director of the CHIPS Metrology Program), Falan Yinug (Qualcomm's Director of Economic Strategy), and Moderator Erik Hadland (Director of Technology Policy at Semiconductor Industry Association).