Microelectronics at The Ohio State University

Microelectronics at The Ohio State University

Redefining power and processing

Harnessing the might of the microscopic

Semiconductors and microelectronics

Our innovative research and partnerships in materials, devices and technological systems are advancing integrated circuits while leading workforce development.
  • $160M+Annual research expenditures
  • 2400+Engineering degrees awarded annually
  • 20Academic partners forming the midwest semiconductor network
  • Ohio State's Distinguishing Strengths

    System and Circuit Architecture

    • Hardware security, trust, and assurance
    • Power Management/electrification
    • Network on a chip
    • Regulators and modulators
    • Mm-wave/THz/antenna
    • Circuit design
    • Firmware
    • RF amplifier design

    Advanced Metrology

    • Electron microscopy
    • RF/power characterization
    • Optical spectroscopy
    • Electronic defect and interface spectroscopy (DLTS, DLOS)

    Novel Materials and Devices

    • Beyond CMOS/emergent phenomena
    • Integrated and silicon photonics
    • Biodevices
    • Ferro-electronics
    • Wide bandgap semiconductors
    • Quantum
    • Photonic and opto-electronic devices and sensors
    • Atomistic calculations: Band structure, band offsets, defects, doping, interfaces, optical and dielectric properties, physics, quantum coherence

    Manufacturing and Fabrication

    • Robotics and automation
    • Process simulation for front end and wire bonding
    • Integrated circuit design and fabrication
    • Logistics
    • Epitaxy

    Workforce Training and Curriculum Development

    • Security
    • Manufacturing technology, experiential training

    Microelectronics News at Ohio State

    Rajan wearing sterile lab gear in front of complex machinery

    Ohio State leads new Department of Defense research program for next-generation semiconductor devices

    Person in full lab gear and gloves handling small delicate machinery

    Ohio State establishes new education and research center for advanced semiconductor fabrication

    Close up of semiconductor work using needles

    Midwest semiconductor network adds members, establishes initial focus

    To learn more or connect with Ohio State smart mobility researchers,
    please contact the Enterprise for Research, Innovation and Knowledge.

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