Summary
Semiconductor devices are key to all modern technology, and continued innovations are needed to achieve high-performance computing, robust high-speed communications, machine learning, image and video processing, as well as energy-efficient and sustainable power generation and control. For continued U.S. leadership in these important fields, it is critical that the next generation of STEM researchers be trained to address emerging needs for electronic, optoelectronic and quantum devices. Federal investments in the semiconductor manufacturing industry make the training of device engineers even m