Conveners
Technical Session 2: Room C: Education and Workforce Development
- Shyam Aravamudhan (North Carolina A&T State University)
Technical Session 2: Room B: AI in Semiconductors
- Asif I. Khan (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Technical Session 2: Room A: Materials & Devices
- Durga R. GaJula (Georgia Institute of Technology)
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Xuemin Chen (Texas Southern University)4/1/26, 2:45 PMAI in SemiconductorsORAL
The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence in semiconductor systems has exposed a persistent gap in engineering education: students often learn AI using high-level software platforms without understanding how underlying silicon realities shape performance, efficiency, and reliability. This disconnect, referred to as the Cleanroom Barrier, separates algorithmic learning from hardware...
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Michelle Williams-Vaden (SEMI Foundation)4/1/26, 2:45 PMEducation & Workforce DevelopmentINVITED TALK
The semiconductor industry cannot scale without people. In this keynote, Michelle Williams, Executive Director of the SEMI Foundation, shares how the SEMI Foundation is transforming lives and strengthening communities through bold new initiatives coupled with tried-and-true programs. From sparking industry curiosity in K–12 classrooms, to helping veterans launch new careers, to launching and...
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David Rossmanith (Dillard University)4/1/26, 2:45 PMMaterials & Devices - (b)ORAL
Presentation describes the application of Q-switched lasers to the concurrent multi-beam multi-target pulsed laser deposition (CMBMT-PLD) of the high-entropy alloy (HEA) films. A six-beam system included permanent magnets under the PLD targets and the substrate and a substrate heater. Magnets narrowed down the plasma plumes from the targets and increased the material deposition rate. Three-...
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Suxia Cui (Prairie View A&M University)4/1/26, 3:05 PMEducation & Workforce DevelopmentORAL
The Chips & Science Act, while focused on strengthening U.S. semiconductor manufacturing, also creates critical opportunities for workforce development. However, chip design and manufacturing demand advanced facilities and interdisciplinary STEM expertise, posing significant challenges for small institutions. These challenges include limited access to training resources, difficulty sustaining...
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Hamdin Ozden (Morgan State University)4/1/26, 3:05 PMAI in SemiconductorsORAL
Defects in semiconductors and diamond are emerging as highly efficient platforms for quantum sensing applications. Machine learning offers a powerful alternative to conventional model-based data analysis in quantum sensing, particularly for computationally intensive techniques such as continuous-wave optically detected magnetic resonance (CW-ODMR) using nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in...
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Saurabh Dixit (Jackson State University)4/1/26, 3:05 PMMaterials & Devices - (c)ORAL
Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) show immense potential for next-generation nanoelectronics and optoelectronics, owing to their atomic-scale thickness and compatibility with van der Waals (vdW) integration. Consequently, TMDs have become central to emerging technologies such as neuromorphic computing, high-speed photodetectors, and superconducting quantum circuits....
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Graham Thomas (Texas Southern University)4/1/26, 3:25 PMAI in SemiconductorsORAL
The project is conducted as a collaborative effort involving The rapid expansion of edge computing and AI-enabled IoT devices demands VLSI architectures that are not only energy-efficient but also resilient to process variations, aging effects, and momentary faults. The proposed novel Adaptive Self-Healing Neuromorphic-Inspired Very Large-Scale Integration (ASHN-VLSI) architecture integrates...
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Emmanuel Osei-Kwame (Norfolk State University)4/1/26, 3:25 PMEducation & Workforce DevelopmentORAL
The semiconductor industry relies heavily on photolithography processes conducted in controlled cleanroom environments, where training and collaboration are constrained by stringent contamination protocols, high operational costs, and physical limitations. To address these challenges, we present a novel immersive Collaborative Virtual Training Environment (CVTE) designed for multiuser...
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Daniel Harrison (Morgan State University)4/1/26, 3:25 PMMaterials & Devices - (b)ORAL
We extract the infrared dielectric function from Fourier transform infrared reflectance spectra 650−4000 cm−1 for conducting single crystal and polycrystalline boron-doped (3−6×1020 cm−3) diamond (BDD) by Kramers–Kronig (K–K) analysis, validating our method on commercial SiC substrates. This method highlights the importance of using integrable functions in K–K, solving issues with convergence...
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Mr Sheikh Mahtab (Graduate research assistant)4/1/26, 3:45 PMMaterials & Devices - (b)ORAL
Cubic boron nitride (c-BN) is an ultrawide-bandgap semiconductor with a 6.4 eV bandgap, a high breakdown field above 15 MV/cm, and great thermal conductivity of 940 W/m·K. This makes it excellent for the next generation high-power and high-temperature electronic devices. In this work, we report the growth of c-BN using a custom-built Electron Cyclotron Resonance Chemical Vapor Deposition...
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Myah Webb (University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff)4/1/26, 3:45 PMAI in SemiconductorsORAL
As the U.S. advances efforts to strengthen its semiconductor and microelectronics workforce, institutional websites have become a primary source of information for students, researchers, industry partners, and federal funders seeking to identify research capacity, workforce initiatives, and collaboration opportunities. These stakeholders, particularly students exploring workforce pathways and...
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Prof. T.L. Wallace (Meharry Medical College)4/1/26, 3:45 PMEducation & Workforce DevelopmentORAL
In the HBCU Chips 2025 conference, M.R. Hadizadeh, B. Sarker, and M.A. Khan presented an approach for solving 1D quantum systems using machine learning. Here, we present a discussion and feasibility consideration of numerical methods for computing multiple eigenpairs of Hamiltonian matrix $A\in\mathbb{R}^{n\times n}$ using a block formulation of the Rayleigh quotient in either Python or Julia...
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