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
20
Academic 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.