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National Cheng Kung University (NCKU)

Academy of Innovative Semiconductor and Sustainable Manufacturing (AISSM)

Leading Next-Generation Technology

The Academy of Innovative Semiconductor and Sustainable Manufacturing was the first to launch at a university in Taiwan to address the nation’s high-tech talent constraints and the imperative for advancing semiconductor technology during the AI era. With support from the NCKU’s well-established research foundation in science and engineering, the Academy also strives to align the university-based R&D work closer to industry needs by allowing greater flexibility in academic infrastructure in faculty hiring of the industry experts, budgeting, research, and training formats. The five degree programs are on Integrated Circuit Design, Semiconductor Process Technology, Semiconductor Packaging and Testing, Key Materials, and Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing, covering the whole spectrum of the semiconductor industry. The programs aim at educating future talents with a core value on “data-driven & energy-sensitive” competency to help students strive in the highly competitive semiconductor industry. The Academy currently has about 180 faculty members and 90 graduate students.

Program Information

• Program

  Integrated Circuit Design, NCKU AISSM

  Degree

  M.S./ Ph.D.

  Location

  Tainan, Taiwan

  Program Introduction

  Supported with the professional and well-experienced teachers, this program on integrated circuit design, which emphasizes the perspective of “issues in the industry and problem-solving in the school,” will provide the students various kinds of IC design courses to breed their basic capability and advanced skills for the IC chip designs. The courses we will offer include Smart Security Internet of Things / Artificial Intelligence, Bio-Medical/Bio-Sensing, Memory Integrated Circuits Design / Computing in Memory, Advanced Mix-signal IC Designs, RF Communications / mm-Wave Sensor Technologies etc..

  We hope what the students will learn can be well joined to the industry and we also hope to cultivate the knowledge for the students, in both the Master and PhD degrees, to meet the needs of the industry.

  Main Research Topics:

  • Smart IoT/AI IC Design
  • Bio-Electronics/Sensor IC Design
  • Memory IC/Computing in Memory
  • Advanced Mixed-Signal/RF Communication/mm-Wave Sensor IC Design

• Program

  Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, NCKU AISSM

  Degree

  M.S./ Ph.D.

  Location

  Tainan, Taiwan

  Program Introduction

  This industry-sponsored program cultivates students' professional capability in the areas of semiconductor devices and process technology. The curriculum is jointly planned and offered by the industry experts. The students should learn the most practical and state-of-the-art skills in dealing with the device miniaturization and power scaling for future technology nodes. The program conducts extensive research into the design and technology development of nano-electronic and photonics devices, green electronic devices, and semiconductor sensors.

  Main Research Topics:

  • Advanced Technology Node
  • Low Power AIoT Device
  • Next-Generation Compound Semiconductor
  • Advanced Memory Technology
  • AI-Driven Design and Manufacturing
  • Advanced Packaging and Heterogeneous Integration
  • 2D Materials and Devices

• Program

  Semiconductor Packaging and Testing, NCKU AISSM

  Degree

  M.S./ Ph.D.

  Location

  Tainan, Taiwan

  Program Introduction

  Semiconductor packaging and testing is the key to manufacturing a fully functionalized and durable electronic device. Our program integrates the relevant courses offered at NCKU, Taiwan and cooperates with the industry to achieve the goal of cultivating semiconductor packaging and testing professionals. The curriculum covers the three major areas: packaging processes, packaging and testing smart manufacturing, and packaging and testing materials. Industrial professionals are also hired to offer practical courses so that students have both academic foundations and practical experience. In terms of thesis research, it is implemented based on the concept of industry proposition and academic problem-solving. Graduates from this program are expected to have a higher priority in recruitment in related industries after graduation.

  Main Research Topics:

  • Packaging design
  • Packaging Materials/Process
  • Smart manufacturers on packaging and testing
  • Sustainable and economy packaging

• Program

  Key Materials, NCKU AISSM

  Degree

  M.S./ Ph.D.

  Location

  Tainan, Taiwan

  Program Introduction

  The program on key materials offers material-related courses and research topics, targeting on two categories of advanced materials. The first is the semiconducting materials including the start-of-the-art technology in the wide-band gap semiconductors as well as the emergent two-dimensional materials. The second is the so-called functional materials which contain the novel materials with promising potential for the application in various fields such as the clean energy, memory, devices, catalysis, sensing, and quantum computing.

  Main Research Topics:

  • Development and application of 2D materials
  • Wide bandgap semiconductors
  • Memory devices materials
  • Functional materials

• Program

  Smart and Sustainability Manufacturing, NCKU AISSM

  Degree

  M.S./ Ph.D.

  Location

  Tainan, Taiwan

  Program Introduction

  With the emerging challenge of climate changes, sustainable manufacturing technologies are required for enterprises to achieve the goal of carbon neutrality. The program on Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing welcomes students with engineering or scientific backgrounds who are interested in advanced high-efficient manufacturing technologies, e.g., simulation-assisted process design, additive manufacturing, and artificial intelligence, as well as sustainable manufacturing technologies, e.g., hydrogen-based metallurgy, CO2 capture, usage and storage, and circular economics.

  Program Highlights:

  • Cultivating interdisciplinary talents to meet the challenges of sustainable development
  • Focusing on smart manufacturing and carbon neutrality as a comprehensive green solution
  • Covering simulation-assisted process design, additive manufacturing, and circular economics
  • Exploring key sustainable technologies such as hydrogen-based metallurgy and CO₂ capture, usage, and storage

  Main Research Topics:

  • Hydrogen-based Smelting Technology
  • Intelligent Simulation-aided Process Design
  • Circular Economy Technology
  • CO2 Emission Reduction Technology
  • Green Energy Devices

Industry-Academia Collaboration

• Partner Universities

  1. Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc. (ASE)
  2. China Petrochemical Development Corporation (CPDC)
  3. China Steel Corporation(CSC)
  4. Delta Electronics
  5. Diodes Incorporated
  6. Himax Technologies
  7. LARGAN Precision Co.,Ltd.
  8. LCY Chemical Corp.
  9. Macronix
  10. Novatek Microelectronics Corp
  11. Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. (PSMC)
  12. TAYA Group
  13. Transcom, Inc.
  14. TSMC
  15. United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC)
  16. WIN Semiconductors
  17. Windbond
  18. YAGEO

  Collaborative Content

  1. Joint-Development Projects

Scholarship or others

• Qualifications

  NCKU AISSM Scholarship - applicable to all overseas students

  Mechanism

  Master's students

  • Monthly Stipend: NTD 16,000 (~USD 490)/month, 12 months/ year
  • Duration: up to two years
  • Awardees are selected during application for admission.
  • An annual evaluation of the awardee’s academic achievement applies to be qualified for continuation in the second year.

  PhD's students​

  • Monthly Stipend: NTD 30,000 (~USD 920)/month, 12 months/ year
  • Duration: up to four years
  • Awardees are selected during application for admission.
  • An annual evaluation on the awardee’s academic achievement applies to be qualified for continuation in the second and later years.

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