FSI in the News

2025 Press Highlights:

• Downtown Vision, Inc. Releases the 2024-2025 State of Downtown Report, Jacksonville Free Press, November 18, 2025
• Engineers test photonic AI chips in space, Phys.org, October 28, 2025
• Florida engineers test photonic AI chips in space, UF News, October 27, 2025
• The Florida Semiconductor Institute gears up for their Orlando summit, WCJB, October 14, 2025
• UF STEM in the Lawn in E-Edition, Mainstreet Daily News, October 1, 2025
• PTS winner of University of Florida’s Semiconductor Innovation Challenge, Miami Community Newspapers, September 30, 2025
• Universities move to the heart of the city, SmartBrief, September 17, 2025
• Light-Based Chip Boosts AI Power Efficiency 100-Fold, Photonics, September 16, 2025
• Engineers unveil light-based chip that boosts AI efficiency up to 100-fold, The Express Tribune, September 15, 2025
• New Light-Based Chip Supercharges AI Efficiency by up to 100x, SciTechDaily, September 14, 2025
• Surging productivity meets shrinking workforce in Fla, Jax hits holding pattern, Jacksonville Business Journal, September 12, 2025
• Palmer Trinity School Chosen as Winner of University of Florida’s Statewide Semiconductor Innovation Challenge, citybiz, September 11, 2025
• China and US unveil competing AI chip breakthroughs, Perplexity, September 10, 2025
• New Light-Powered Chip Makes AI Up to 100× More Efficient, TechJuice, September 8, 2025
• New light-based chip boosts power efficiency of AI tasks 100 fold, UF News, September 8, 2025
• Revolutionary Light-Powered Chip Enhances AI Task Efficiency by 100 Times, Bioengineer.org, September 8, 2025
• Statewide organization aims to create more than 10,000 jobs within Florida’s semiconductor industry, WCJB, August 12, 2025.
• How Multimodal Imaging Is Reshaping Photonics Engineering, Photonics Online, August 5, 2025.
• Jacksonville approves donating $26M in land for new UF graduate campus, Jacksonville Business Journal, June 25, 2025.
• Here’s what city and civic leaders are saying about Jacksonville approving UF grad campus, Jacksonville Florida Times Union. June 25, 2025.
• Gainesville and Alachua County briefs for the week of June 23, 2025, The Gainesville Sun, June 25, 2025.
• Jacksonville city council approves key land transfer, $50 million for new UF downtown campus, Florida’s Voice, June 25, 2025.
• City gives University of Florida land, $105 million for graduate campus in LaVilla, Jacksonville Daily Record. June 25, 2025.
• UF board chairman Mori Hosseini says Jacksonville campus will be ‘national model’, Jacksonville Florida Times Union. June 25, 2025.
• UF gets $50M commitment and 20 acres from Jacksonville City Council for downtown campus, Florida Politics. June 25, 2025.
• Jacksonville to welcome new UF graduate campus after city council vote, First Coast News. June 25, 2025.
• Deal for UF graduate campus sails through City Council, Jacksonville Today. June 25, 2025.
• University of Florida secures land and capital support for campus in Jacksonville, UF News. June 25, 2025.
• From semiconductors to robotics: How Florida schools are shaping the future workforce to meet industry demands, Orlando Business Journal, June 19, 2025.
• Jacksonville City Council members advance ordinance to launch UF campus, Jacksonville Daily Record. June 12, 2025.
• Pending committee vote, legislation on UF graduate campus in Jacksonville headed to Council, Jacksonville Daily Record. May 9, 2025.
• UF leaders update Jacksonville City Council on planned graduate campus, The Florida Times Union. April 28, 2025.
• Appraised value of property city wants to give UF for graduate campus tops $30 million, Jacksonville Daily Record. April 24, 2025.
• UF seeks final agreement on graduate campus by June, Jax Today, April 24, 2025.
• Olore leading a different kind of road—to NeoCity manufacturing, Osceola News Gazette, April 24, 2025.
• The University of Florida’s plans in Jacksonville: Where they stand, Jacksonville Daily Record. April 5, 2024.
• Incoming Florida Semiconductor Institute could seed the state’s growing tech ecosystem, Jacksonville Business Journal, April 2, 2025.
• UF’s Florida Semiconductor Institute in Jacksonville to grow the statewide ecosystem, UF News, March 31, 2025.
• Gateway Jax developer: Land swap for Interline building is the best deal for the city, Jax Daily Record, March 31, 2025.
• UF trustees discuss housing overhaul, Miami plans and major construction projects, The Gainesville Sun, March 27, 2025.
• Florida Semiconductor Institute: A New Engine for US Chip Revival – Talent, Tech, and Global Collaboration, Forward Pathway, March 25, 2025.
• Jacksonville’s Moment: Can Florida’s largest city rival Miami?, Jacksonville Business Journal, March 12, 2025.
• L3Harris Supports Innovative Technology at Florida Semiconductor Summit, L3Harris Newsroom, February 27, 2025.
• Osceola County’s NeoCity Expands Semiconductor Innovation with UF Florida Semiconductor Institute Ribbon Cutting, Positively Osceola, February 20, 2025.
• UF institute: NeoCity can be ‘nucleus of advanced packaging’, Osceola-News Gazette, February 20, 2025.
• University of Florida’s Semiconductor Institute Anchors in NeoCity to Boost Chip Manufacturing Innovation, Hoodline, February 19, 2025.
• UF’s Florida Semiconductor Institute Lands at NeoCity, Osceola County, February 18, 2025.

2024 Press Highlights:

• AmSkills taking its training statewide, Suncoast News, December 24, 2024.
• University of Florida – Florida Semiconductor Institute – SACA, YouTube, December 17, 2024.
• UF moves forward with site for new campus in Jacksonville, UF News, December 12, 2024.
• Florida Semiconductor Institute and AmSkills Partner to Boost Florida’s Semiconductor Workforce, Semiconductor Packaging News, December 10, 2024.
• UF to Lead New Research Project to Help Develop Semiconductor Industry, Florida Politics, November 19, 2024.
• University of Florida to Lead Hub for $285 Million Semiconductor Research Institute, UF News, November 19, 2024.
• Florida-Based Team Looks to Boost Semiconductor Manufacturing in the State, UF Innovate, November 8, 2024.
• The Midwest Microelectronics Consortium (MMEC), Florida Semiconductor Institute (FSI), and the NSF Central Florida Semiconductor Innovation Engine (CFSIE) Announce New Partnership to Expand National Leadership in Semiconductors, Midwest Microelectronics Consortium, November 4, 2024.
• BRIDG: Pioneering Advanced Semiconductor Solutions in Central Florida, Cenfluence on LinkedIn, November 4, 2024.
• U.S. Army Awards $1M Grant to UCF for Development of Semiconductor Light Source, UCF Today, October 30, 2024.
• Charlotte County Public Schools to offer manufacturing program, Gulfshore Business, October 30, 2024.
• University of Florida Newest Educational Neocity Partner, Osceola News Gazette, October 24, 2024.
• Florida-Based Team Looks to Boost Semiconductor Manufacturing in the State, Florida Trend, September 26, 2024.
• Florida Team Aims to Boost Semiconductor Production, Mirage News, September 25, 2024.
• Florida-Based Team Looks to Boost Semiconductor Manufacturing in the State, University of Florida News, September 24, 2024.
• L3Harris Tapped to Help Guide Florida Microelectronics Industry, L3Harris Newsroom, September 3, 2024.
• Midas Immersion Cooling Collaborates with the University of Florida’s Semiconductor Institute to Revolutionize Immersion Cooling Technology, PR Newswire, July 17, 2024.
• DeSantis backs money for UF grad campus in Jacksonville and Edward Waters campus security, The Florida Times-Union. May 10, 2024.
• Google, Universities Pledge to Improve Semiconductor Energy Efficiency, Smart Energy Decisions, April 25, 2024.
• Google, Others Sign Pledge to Increase Energy Efficiency of US Semiconductor Sector, ExecutiveGov, April 24, 2024.
• Department of Energy Announces New Signatories to Semiconductor Efficiency Pledge, Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, April 23, 2024.
• U.S. Semiconductor Ecosystem Map, Semiconductor Industry Association, March 28, 2024.
• University of Florida to open new graduate campus in Jacksonville, News 4 Jax. March 27, 2024. 
• Florida Semiconductor Week Urges Boost in State’s Chip Production, Mirage News, February 16, 2024.
• Florida Semiconductor Week Convenes Leaders to Strengthen and Expand Florida’s Semiconductor Manufacturing Ecosystem. University of Florida News. February 15, 2024.

2023 Press Highlights

• New Data Science and Information Technology Building, The Gainesville Sun, November 3, 2023.
• Florida Semiconductor Institute to Help Lead State in Critical Chips Sector (UF Engineering News), UF Innovate, October 5, 2023.
• University of Florida Launches Florida Semiconductor Institute, The Capitolist, October 5, 2023.
• UF Establishes Florida Semiconductor Institute to Help Chip Production, Mainstreet Daily News, October 5, 2023.