IEEE Receives Grant to Develop Lesson Plans On Semiconductors

The ON Semiconductor Foundation, an onsemi Giving Now program, just lately awarded the IEEE Foundation a two-year grant totaling US $137,125 for IEEE TryEngineering to develop content material about semiconductor expertise for center college college students and their academics. The preuniversity outreach program is overseen by IEEE Educational Activities. Onsemi, headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., funds STEAM (science, expertise, engineering, artwork, and math) instructional actions for underprivileged youth in underserved communities the place they function globally. The firm is a number one semiconductor producer serving tens of 1000’s of consumers throughout a number of markets with clever energy and sensing applied sciences.

“Through our Giving Now program, onsemi is driving positivity forward by creating meaningful change for our planet and every community that we live and work in around the globe,” says Tyler Lacey, board president for the ON Semiconductor Foundation. “On behalf of the Foundation, we’re proud to support the work of the IEEE Foundation and IEEE TryEngineering as we work toward making the world better together.”

Thanks to the grant from the ON Semiconductor Foundation, college students will learn the way semiconductors are made via hands-on actions.IEEE TryEngineering

Increasing the semiconductor workforce pipeline

The 2022 U.S. CHIPS and Science Act highlighted a niche within the workforce pipeline. There is a projected scarcity of practically 67,000 staff within the semiconductor business by 2030, in accordance with the Semiconductor Industry Association. That’s why onsemi and IEEE acknowledge the significance of introducing college students to the business.

The Giving Now grant will fund the creation of video-based skilled improvement programs to assist educators train middle-school college students about semiconductors and the business, officers say. The venture additionally consists of on-site skilled improvement for academics within the Phoenix space, plus lesson-plan supplies, together with video-supported classroom actions.

IEEE Educational Activities workers and the group’s semiconductor consultants are creating content material to be used in lecture rooms, in addition to assist for academics.

“A skilled and diverse pipeline of workers is crucial to support plans for building semiconductor industry capacity globally.” —Jamie Moesch, IEEE Educational Activities managing director.

“IEEE has experts in all the fields involved in the manufacturing of semiconductors, and we also have many excellent educators in these fields,” says Tom Coughlin, 2024 IEEE president. “We are proud to be a resource as well as helping to train the next generation of semiconductor process technicians and engineers.”

“A skilled and diverse pipeline of workers is crucial to support plans for building semiconductor industry capacity globally,” says Jamie Moesch, IEEE Educational Activities managing director. “IEEE Educational Activities is excited to be able to partner with onsemi to provide educational resources for pre-university students to help them learn about the opportunities available in this growing industry.”

IEEE TryEngineering instructional assets

Since 2006, IEEE TryEngineering has empowered educators to foster the following era of expertise innovators. The program is targeted on contributing to the worldwide STEM (science, expertise, engineering, and math) workforce pipeline by offering assets to beat boundaries in instructional programs.

That consists of free, Web-based entry to culturally related, developmentally acceptable, and educationally sound educational assets for academics and group volunteers. IEEE TryEngineering additionally gives unbiased details about STEM careers in addition to entry to mentors and communities of learners.

“Partnering with onsemi will allow IEEE to develop exciting content that students and their teachers are looking for,” says Debra Gulick, director of IEEE pupil and educational instructional packages. “IEEE TryEngineering is uniquely positioned for this project due to the organization’s vast network of volunteers, who will assist by providing the most current information and resources on semiconductors necessary to inspire the next generation of engineers.”

The funds are to be administered by the IEEE Foundation in partnership with IEEE TryEngineering.