{"id":2633,"date":"2025-09-12T10:27:33","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T16:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/?page_id=2633"},"modified":"2026-09-23T10:31:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T16:31:55","slug":"major-initiatives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/major-initiatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Initiatives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Microelectronics Education and Research Center seeks to establish itself as a regional and national leader in semiconductor workforce development and education. To advance this objective, the Center oversees a range of initiatives in collaboration with Boise State faculty and departments, industry partners, and academic institutions across the nation and internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"panel s-wrapper site-panel site-panel--cardgrid top-padding--add_padding bottom-padding--add_padding\"\n\t\t\t\t data-index=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t data-js=\"panel\"\n\t\t\t\t data-type=\"cardgrid\"\n\t\t\t     \n\t\t\t\t data-modular-content>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"l-content--outer\">\n\t\t<div class=\"l-content--inner site-panel--cardgrid--stack\">\n\n\t\n            <header class=\"s-header s-header--inner\">\n\n            \n\n            \n<h2\n\t\tclass=\"site-panel__title s-title h2\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tInitiatives and Programs\n\n<\/h2>\n\n                            \n            \n        <\/header>\n    \n\n\t\n    <div class=\"s-content\">\n        <div class=\"g-row g-row--col-2 g-row--col-3--min-full\"\n             data-depth=\"0\"\n             data-name=\"cards\"\n             data-livetext>\n\n                            <div class=\"g-col\">\n                    \n<div class=\"c-card c-card--img\">\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/semiconductor-for-all\/\" target=\"\" class=\"c-card__link-wrap\"><span class=\"u-screen-reader-text\">\n<h3\n\t\tclass=\"c-card__title\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tSemiconductor for All\n\n<\/h3> Semiconductor for All<\/span><\/a>\n\t\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<div  aria-label=\"Micron Chip Camp group photo\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2025\/09\/D_2505_032_0760-664x664.jpg');\"  class=\"tribe-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n    \n\t<div class=\"c-card__content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\n                    <div class=\"c-card__content-inner\">\n        \n            \n                            \n<h3\n\t\tclass=\"c-card__title\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tSemiconductor for All\n\n<\/h3>\n            \n            \n            \n            \n                    <\/div>\n        \n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"g-col\">\n                    \n<div class=\"c-card c-card--img\">\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/major-initiatives\/nnme-pacific-intermountain\/\" target=\"\" class=\"c-card__link-wrap\"><span class=\"u-screen-reader-text\">\n<h3\n\t\tclass=\"c-card__title\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tPacific-Intermountain Network for Education in Semiconductors\n\n<\/h3> Pacific-Intermountain Network for Education in Semiconductors<\/span><\/a>\n\t\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<div  aria-label=\"pines logo for link card\" role=\"presentation\" 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class=\"c-card__link-wrap\"><span class=\"u-screen-reader-text\">\n<h3\n\t\tclass=\"c-card__title\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tUPWARDS for the Future\n\n<\/h3> UPWARDS for the Future<\/span><\/a>\n\t\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<div  aria-label=\"UPWARDS for the Future Logo\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2025\/09\/lgl-fnd-2014200-upwards-email-header-e1757693997712.png');\"  class=\"tribe-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n    \n\t<div class=\"c-card__content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\n                    <div class=\"c-card__content-inner\">\n        \n            \n                            \n<h3\n\t\tclass=\"c-card__title\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tUPWARDS for the Future\n\n<\/h3>\n            \n            \n            \n            \n                    <\/div>\n        \n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"g-col\">\n                    \n<div class=\"c-card c-card--img\">\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/the-awesome-center\/\" target=\"\" class=\"c-card__link-wrap\"><span class=\"u-screen-reader-text\">\n<h3\n\t\tclass=\"c-card__title\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tThe AWESOME Center\n\n<\/h3> The AWESOME Center<\/span><\/a>\n\t\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<div  aria-label=\"Student working in IML\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2025\/09\/D_2504_021_468-Enhanced-NR-scaled-e1757694230396-664x664.jpg');\"  class=\"tribe-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n    \n\t<div class=\"c-card__content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\n                    <div class=\"c-card__content-inner\">\n        \n            \n                            \n<h3\n\t\tclass=\"c-card__title\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tThe AWESOME Center\n\n<\/h3>\n            \n            \n            \n            \n                    <\/div>\n        \n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"g-col\">\n                    \n<div class=\"c-card c-card--img\">\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/bsmerf\/\" target=\"\" class=\"c-card__link-wrap\"><span class=\"u-screen-reader-text\">\n<h3\n\t\tclass=\"c-card__title\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tBSMERF\n\n<\/h3> BSMERF<\/span><\/a>\n\t\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<div  aria-label=\"Group of people in bunny suits in IML\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2026\/09\/Copy-of-BSU_DAY-2_TEACHERPD_JULY_2025_026-664x664.jpg');\"  class=\"tribe-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n    \n\t<div class=\"c-card__content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\n                    <div class=\"c-card__content-inner\">\n        \n            \n                            \n<h3\n\t\tclass=\"c-card__title\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tBSMERF\n\n<\/h3>\n            \n            \n            \n                            \n<div class=\"c-cta c-card__cta\" >\n\t<span class=\"c-cta__content\">BSMERF<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n            \n                    <\/div>\n        \n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"g-col\">\n                    \n<div class=\"c-card c-card--img\">\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/mtf-noyce\/\" target=\"\" class=\"c-card__link-wrap\"><span class=\"u-screen-reader-text\">\n<h3\n\t\tclass=\"c-card__title\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tNoyce &#8211; STEM Teacher Leadership\n\n<\/h3> Noyce &#8211; STEM Teacher Leadership<\/span><\/a>\n\t\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<div  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