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University Collaboration Programme with
Microelectronics IC Design and System
Association of Singapore (MIDAS)
Objective Statement
The aim of this programme is to foster communication and
interactions between the universities and semiconductor industry
partners of MIDAS. The semiconductor industry partners include
foundries, IDMs, fabless companies, assembly and test houses,
EDA vendors and IC design solution providers. The collaboration
allows for joint projects, technology transfers, industrial attachments
for students and recruitment of graduating students.
Activities
Placements for student professional development and recruitment,
joint promotion of educational activities and collaboration on
Research and Development (R&D) projects are three major areas
where the committee focuses on.
(i) Student Professional Development and Recruitment
The committee is a keen supporter of Industrial Attachment (IA) for
students such as those for NTU and NUS students. The students
are placed in the companies for either six or nine months working on
projects which range from product design and testing to
manufacturing. This gives the students the practical industrial
experience which helps them to better appreciate the concepts when
they return to the university for their final year.
Together with the Economic Development Board (EDB) the
committee also offers scholarship for final year students to
specialize in IC design and microelectronics. The scholarship is
offered under the IC design / microelectronics Specialist Manpower
Programme (SMP). More details can be found at: http://www.ntu.edu.
sg/eee/students/beng/full_time/scholarship.asp
Many of MIDAS members participate in campus recruitment of
graduating students. More information of career fair can be found at:
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/opawww/careermall/
(ii) Educational Activities
The committee organizes workshops, tutorials, seminars and
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conferences to help members keep abreast of the latest
developments in the IC design and microelectronics. It works with
IEEE Singapore to sponsor experts to give talks and seminars.
Besides this, it supports the universities by providing keynote
speakers, tutorial speakers and participants for conferences and
tutorials organized by the universities.
The committee gives excellence awards to outstanding students as
an encouragement for them to excel in relevant subjects in IC design
and microelectronics. It also organizes design competitions for
students to encourage interest in the subject.
The committee also organizes tours to IC design centres and
foundries for academia to experience the real design environment.
On a reciprocal basis industry experts are invited to give lectures to
students to provide them with the most current industrial best
practices and share their real life experiences in designing to market
demands with the students.
Industry members are also invited by the universities to provide
inputs for curriculum design so that it stays abreast of the industry’s
requirements. Many industry members also donate equipment and
software to the universities to help in keeping the laboratories up to
date.
(iii) Research and Development Collaborations
By working closely with the faculty of the universities the industry
can have a first hand knowledge of the research work carried out. It
allows the industry to tap into new business opportunities. The
industry also helps the universities in transferring the knowledge
from the laboratories to commercialization. Another way that the
industry participates is to sponsor graduate students to investigate a
particular area of interest. Through such collaborative work,
equipment and infrastructure can be shared to lower the costs of
access for both parties.
For more information, please contact:
A/P Ho Duan Juat
Nanyang Technological University
School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Division of Circuits and Systems
S2-B2a-15
Contact No.: 6790 5409
Fax No. : 6792 0415
Email: ehdjwong@ntu.edu.sg
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