Signature Research Programs
Florida Semiconductor Engine
The Florida Semiconductor Engine, led by the International Consortium for Advanced Manufacturing Research (ICAMR, Inc.) and doing business as BRIDG, aims to play a critical role in supporting the nation’s capability for semiconductor advanced packaging design and manufacturing, rooting a vital industry on American shores and securing national defense.
Microelectronics Commons
Funded by the CHIPS and Science Act, the Microelectronics Commons program is a network of regional technology Hubs acting on a shared mission: to expand the nation’s global leadership in microelectronics. The Microelectronics Commons program is accelerating domestic prototyping and growing a pipeline of U.S.-based semiconductor talent.
SMART USA Institute
Semiconductor Manufacturing and Advanced Research with Twins USA, or SMART USA, Institute will focus on efforts to more rapidly develop, validate, and use digital twins to improve domestic semiconductor design, manufacturing, advanced packaging, assembly, and test processes.
National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program
The CHIPS National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program will make approximately $3 billion in investments to develop critical and relevant innovations for advanced packaging technologies and accelerate their scaled transition to U.S. manufacturing entities. These investments will include research programs for core technologies that can be scaled to high-volume manufacturing, an advanced packaging piloting facility to support this scaling, resources to support the expansion of advanced packaging solutions, and workforce development.
Research Infrastructure
Florida Semiconductor Institute Lab
Located on the first floor of UF’s latest building, Malachowsky Hall Data Science and Information Technology, the FSI lab offers 4,000 s.f. of shared-use dry-lab space. The lab features state-of-the-art electronic, photonic, and advanced imaging equipment in a hands-on environment for students and collaborators.
Learn MoreInterdisciplinary Microsystems Group
IMG research labs span over 9,000 s.f. of mixed-use laboratories across multiple campus buildings to support design, fabrication, characterization, and deployment of micro and nanotechnologies. The 12-faculty-member IMG group employs a ‘house’ model, where some general labs are shared by many, while more specialized labs may only be used by one or two individual PI’s. The lab spaces are divided by function rather than faculty name, such as Microfab, Lithography, Packaging, Prototyping, Laser Machining, Electronic Test, Mechanical Test, Optical Test, Magnetic Test, Microfluidics, and more.
Learn MoreSCAN LAB
The SCAN Lab at UF’s FICS Research is a 2,500 sq. ft. facility equipped with $7M+ in advanced tools for electronics security research. It supports cutting-edge work in micro/nano imaging, IC testing, and counterfeit detection, while also offering hands-on training and access to Florida businesses through UF’s FLEXStation program.
Learn MoreNanoscale Research Facility (NRF)
The Nanoscale Research Facility (NRF) provides a unique research and training platform that supports cross-disciplinary efforts to use micro/nanoscale characterization and fabrication, 3D imaging, heterogeneous integration, and packaging technologies at the intersection of science, engineering, and society to foster invention, sustainable economic growth, and national resilience. The 20,000+ s.f. facility features a 7,300 s.f. Class 100/1000 micro/nanofabrication cleanroom, along with state-of-the art materials analysis, advanced imaging, and tomography capabilities.
Learn MoreHiPerGator
UF has received the world’s first NVIDIA DGX B200 SuperPOD scalable unit, featuring 31 servers and 248 GPUs. The new HiPerGator 4th Gen will include 19,200 cores and 600 NVIDIA L4 GPUs. The system is on track for full production readiness in early September.
Learn MoreFeatured Research Areas
5G/6G RF Modules
- Ultra bandwidth communications and radar
Ultra-wide Bandgap Materials & Devices
- Extreme power electronics
Photonic Integrated Circuits
- AI accelerators and analog computation
Assured Physical Microsystems
- Secure intelligence at the edge
Quantum Science & Engineering
- Unparalleled sensing and computing
Space Electronics
- Reliability from low Earth orbit to Mars and beyond
Materials Design & Discovery
- Foundation for innovation
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