{"id":7,"date":"2022-09-06T18:45:46","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T18:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/coen-bsmer\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-06-08T11:03:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T17:03:49","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"panel s-wrapper site-panel site-panel--wysiwyg top-padding--add_padding bottom-padding--remove_padding\"\n\t\t\t\t data-index=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t data-js=\"panel\"\n\t\t\t\t data-type=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t\t     \n\t\t\t\t data-modular-content>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"panel-wysiwyg--3col option_stacked top-padding--add_padding bottom-padding--remove_padding\">\n    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"l-content--outer\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"s-header l-content--inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<h2\n\t\tclass=\"site-panel__title s-title h2\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tMERC Mission\n\n<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"l-container--thin\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"s-content l-container--inner--no-padding\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"g-row g-row--panel-3col\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"g-col t-content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3214\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2026\/04\/Untitled-1050-x-460-px-300x131.png\" alt=\"Decorative Icon\" width=\"300\" height=\"131\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>Outreach and Recruiting<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Recruit and ensure the success<\/strong> of learners from all backgrounds into semiconductor career pathways through hands-on activities, career awareness training, and other programs.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"g-col t-content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3216\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2026\/04\/Untitled-1050-x-460-px-1-300x131.png\" alt=\"Decorative Icon\" width=\"300\" height=\"131\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>Educational Opportunities<\/h3>\n<p>Establish\u00a0<strong>relevant, cutting-edge microelectronics curriculum<\/strong> and facilitate\u00a0<strong>experiential learning opportunities<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"g-col t-content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3218\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2026\/04\/Untitled-1050-x-460-px-2-300x131.png\" alt=\"Decorative Icon\" width=\"300\" height=\"131\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>Research and Innovation<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Expand microelectronics capabilities, infrastructure, and access<\/strong> at Boise State to faculty, students, and local and regional industry.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n    \n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"panel s-wrapper site-panel site-panel--cardgrid top-padding--add_padding bottom-padding--remove_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            <span class=\"s-subtitle\">Click the images to learn more about the Institute<\/span>\n\n            \n<h2\n\t\tclass=\"site-panel__title s-title h2\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tMERC: Who and What\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-4--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\/major-initiatives\/\" 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\tMajor Initiatives\n\n<\/h3> Major Initiatives<\/span><\/a>\n\t\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<div  aria-label=\"\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/08\/00-sillouette-b-1-1-664x664.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\tMajor Initiatives\n\n<\/h3>\n            \n            \n            \n                            \n<div class=\"c-cta c-card__cta\" >\n\t<span class=\"c-cta__content\">Major Initiatives<\/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\/education-resources\/\" 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\tEducational Resources\n\n<\/h3> Advancing your Knowledge<\/span><\/a>\n\t\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<div  aria-label=\"\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2025\/02\/learning-664x534.webp');\"  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\tEducational Resources\n\n<\/h3>\n            \n            \n            \n                            \n<div class=\"c-cta c-card__cta\" >\n\t<span class=\"c-cta__content\">Advancing your Knowledge<\/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\/facilities\/\" 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\tFacilities\n\n<\/h3> Facilities<\/span><\/a>\n\t\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<div  aria-label=\"\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/08\/IIML-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\tFacilities\n\n<\/h3>\n            \n            \n            \n                            \n<div class=\"c-cta c-card__cta\" >\n\t<span class=\"c-cta__content\">Facilities<\/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\/upcoming-events\/\" 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\tUpcoming Events\n\n<\/h3> Upcoming Events<\/span><\/a>\n\t\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<div  aria-label=\"\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2025\/08\/D_2504_020_085-664x664.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\tUpcoming Events\n\n<\/h3>\n            \n            \n            \n            \n                    <\/div>\n        \n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            \n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"panel s-wrapper site-panel site-panel--news_feed top-padding--add_padding bottom-padding--remove_padding\"\n\t\t\t\t data-index=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t data-js=\"panel\"\n\t\t\t\t data-type=\"news_feed\"\n\t\t\t     \n\t\t\t\t data-modular-content>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"l-container l-container--thin\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"s-header s-header--panel \">\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2\n\t\tclass=\"site-panel__title s-title site-panel__title--black h2\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tMERC Across Campus\n\n<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__description site-panel__description--desktop s-desc t-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"g-row g-row--col-2--min-full\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news-panel__featured g-col\">\n<div class=\"c-card c-card--img\">\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/news\/2026\/06\/04\/boise-state-selected-to-lead-pacific-intermountain-semiconductor-workforce-network\/\" class=\"c-card__link-wrap\"><span class=\"u-screen-reader-text\">Boise State selected to lead Pacific-Intermountain semiconductor workforce network<\/span><\/a>\n\t\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news-panel__image-contain\">\n<div >\n\t\t<div style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/06\/D_2606_003_073-1.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<\/div>\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                            <div class=\"c-card__meta\"><div class=\"\">June 04, 2026<\/div><\/div>\n            \n                            \n<h3\n\t\tclass=\"c-card__title\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tBoise State selected to lead Pacific-Intermountain semiconductor workforce network\n\n<\/h3>\n            \n                            <div class=\"c-card__descrip\"><p>Boise State University has been selected as the lead institution for the Pacific-Intermountain Network for&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            \n            \n            \n                    <\/div>\n        \n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news-panel__additional g-col\"><div class=\"g-row g-row--col-2--min-full\"><div class=\"g-col\">\n<div class=\"c-card c-card--img\">\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/18\/chip-class-sparks-curiosity-and-confidence-in-future-innovators\/\" class=\"c-card__link-wrap\"><span class=\"u-screen-reader-text\">Chip Class sparks curiosity and confidence in future innovators<\/span><\/a>\n\t\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news-panel__image-contain\">\n<div >\n\t\t<div style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/05\/Chip-Class-featured-e1779135622267.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<\/div>\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                            <div class=\"c-card__meta\"><div class=\"\">May 18, 2026<\/div><\/div>\n            \n                            \n<h3\n\t\tclass=\"c-card__title\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tChip Class sparks curiosity and confidence in future innovators\n\n<\/h3>\n            \n            \n            \n            \n                    <\/div>\n        \n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"g-col\">\n<div class=\"c-card c-card--img\">\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/09\/college-of-engineering-leaders-visit-taiwan-to-expand-semiconductor-excellence\/\" class=\"c-card__link-wrap\"><span class=\"u-screen-reader-text\">College of Engineering leaders visit Taiwan to expand semiconductor excellence<\/span><\/a>\n\t\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news-panel__image-contain\">\n<div >\n\t\t<div style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/02\/Taiwan-3.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<\/div>\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                            <div class=\"c-card__meta\"><div class=\"\">February 09, 2026<\/div><\/div>\n            \n                            \n<h3\n\t\tclass=\"c-card__title\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tCollege of Engineering leaders visit Taiwan to expand semiconductor excellence\n\n<\/h3>\n            \n            \n            \n            \n                    <\/div>\n        \n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"g-col\">\n<div class=\"c-card c-card--img\">\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/03\/bronco-day-brings-boise-state-to-state-capitol\/\" class=\"c-card__link-wrap\"><span class=\"u-screen-reader-text\">Bronco Day at the Capitol brings Boise State to statehouse<\/span><\/a>\n\t\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news-panel__image-contain\">\n<div >\n\t\t<div style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/02\/DSC_2058-1.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<\/div>\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                            <div class=\"c-card__meta\"><div class=\"\">February 03, 2026<\/div><\/div>\n            \n                            \n<h3\n\t\tclass=\"c-card__title\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tBronco Day at the Capitol brings Boise State to statehouse\n\n<\/h3>\n            \n            \n            \n            \n                    <\/div>\n        \n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"g-col\">\n<div class=\"c-card c-card--img\">\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/29\/boise-state-and-university-of-rochester-awarded-grant-to-empower-k-12-educators-in-semiconductor-and-microelectronics\/\" class=\"c-card__link-wrap\"><span class=\"u-screen-reader-text\">Boise State and University of Rochester awarded grant to empower K-12 educators in semiconductor and microelectronics<\/span><\/a>\n\t\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news-panel__image-contain\">\n<div >\n\t\t<div style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2025\/10\/IMG_0029-1-1.jpeg');\"  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<\/div>\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                            <div class=\"c-card__meta\"><div class=\"\">October 29, 2025<\/div><\/div>\n            \n                            \n<h3\n\t\tclass=\"c-card__title\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tBoise State and University of Rochester awarded grant to empower K-12 educators in semiconductor and microelectronics\n\n<\/h3>\n            \n            \n            \n            \n                    <\/div>\n        \n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__description--mobile t-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"panel s-wrapper site-panel site-panel--news_feed top-padding--add_padding bottom-padding--remove_padding\"\n\t\t\t\t data-index=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t data-js=\"panel\"\n\t\t\t\t data-type=\"news_feed\"\n\t\t\t     \n\t\t\t\t data-modular-content>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"l-container l-container--thin\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"s-header s-header--panel \">\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2\n\t\tclass=\"site-panel__title s-title site-panel__title--black h2\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tMERC Bulletin\n\n<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__description site-panel__description--desktop s-desc t-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"g-row g-row--col-2--min-full\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news-panel__featured 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\n<h3\n\t\tclass=\"c-card__title\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tTeam Synaptic from Boise State University Named Top 10 Finalist in National Semiconductor Solutions Challenge 2026\n\n<\/h3>\n            \n                            <div class=\"c-card__descrip\">Team Synaptic, a multidisciplinary research team from Boise State University, earned a Top 10 Finalist&#8230;<\/div>\n            \n            \n            \n                    <\/div>\n        \n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news-panel__additional g-col\"><div class=\"g-row g-row--col-2--min-full\"><div class=\"g-col\">\n<div class=\"c-card c-card--img\">\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/2025\/11\/01\/boise-state-students-travel-the-world-to-gain-hands-on-experience-in-semiconductors\/\" class=\"c-card__link-wrap\"><span class=\"u-screen-reader-text\">Boise State Students Travel the World to Gain Hands-on Experience in Semiconductors.<\/span><\/a>\n\t\n\t<span 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href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/2025\/10\/25\/boise-state-senior-bridges-cultures-circuits-with-japans-kyushu-university\/\" class=\"c-card__link-wrap\"><span class=\"u-screen-reader-text\">Boise State senior bridges cultures, circuits with Japan\u2019s Kyushu University<\/span><\/a>\n\t\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news-panel__image-contain\">\n<div >\n\t\t<div style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2025\/10\/IMG-20250729-WA0025-1-1024x768.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<\/div>\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                            <div class=\"c-card__meta\"><div class=\"\">October 25, 2025<\/div><\/div>\n            \n                            \n<h3\n\t\tclass=\"c-card__title\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tBoise State senior bridges cultures, circuits with Japan\u2019s Kyushu University\n\n<\/h3>\n            \n            \n            \n            \n                    <\/div>\n        \n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"g-col\">\n<div class=\"c-card c-card--img\">\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/2025\/10\/24\/engineering-students-find-global-microelectronics-learning-connection-at-nagoya-university\/\" class=\"c-card__link-wrap\"><span class=\"u-screen-reader-text\">Engineering students find global microelectronics learning, connection at Nagoya University<\/span><\/a>\n\t\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news-panel__image-contain\">\n<div >\n\t\t<div style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2026\/04\/image-768x1024.jpeg');\"  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<\/div>\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                            <div class=\"c-card__meta\"><div class=\"\">October 24, 2025<\/div><\/div>\n            \n                            \n<h3\n\t\tclass=\"c-card__title\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tEngineering students find global microelectronics learning, connection at Nagoya University\n\n<\/h3>\n            \n            \n            \n            \n                    <\/div>\n        \n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"g-col\">\n<div class=\"c-card c-card--img\">\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/2025\/07\/31\/empowering-educators-boise-state-and-micron-spark-k-12-semiconductor-learning\/\" class=\"c-card__link-wrap\"><span class=\"u-screen-reader-text\">Empowering Educators: Boise State and Micron Spark K\u201312 Semiconductor Learning<\/span><\/a>\n\t\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news-panel__image-contain\">\n<div >\n\t\t<div style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2025\/07\/BSU_DAY-2_TEACHERPD_JULY_2025_028-1024x683.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<\/div>\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                            <div class=\"c-card__meta\"><div class=\"\">July 31, 2025<\/div><\/div>\n            \n                            \n<h3\n\t\tclass=\"c-card__title\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tEmpowering Educators: Boise State and Micron Spark K\u201312 Semiconductor Learning\n\n<\/h3>\n            \n            \n            \n            \n                    <\/div>\n        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