RET Site: Chip Design Experiences for Teachers to Stimulate Semiconductor Education in Oklahoma

RET 网站：为教师提供芯片设计经验，以促进俄克拉荷马州的半导体教育

• 批准号: 2206941
• 负责人: John Hu
• 金额: $ 60万
• 依托单位: Oklahoma State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-01-01 至 2025-12-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2206941&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RET; Site; Chip; Design; Experiences

Within the United States, there is a shortage of skilled semiconductor workforce across the board, from the very advanced integrated circuit (IC) design to mass production. The CHIPS for America Act calls for a $52 billion investment in domestic semiconductor manufacturing and research, which will create 42,000 semiconductor jobs in 6 years. However, universities alone cannot meet this demand because many semiconductor jobs are more suitable for high school and community college students. This RET site addresses the semiconductor talent development challenge by introducing Stillwater and Tulsa area high school and community college teachers to a six-week open-source, cyber-secure chip design experience. These experiences will develop teachers' fundamental knowledge about semiconductors. Teachers will also translate their research into much-needed inquiry-based, culturally relevant semiconductor curricula in Grade 9-14 levels. With more students interested in semiconductors, our nation will have a sustainable talent pipeline to reclaim our technological leadership in semiconductors and semiconductor-enabled technologies, such as 5G/6G, artificial intelligence, and quantum computing. The project also serves a region with a high minority student population. Higher participation in semiconductors would also improve the economic outlook of the area around Oklahoma, an EPSCoR state.This RET program will invite ten high school and community college teachers per year from Stillwater and Tulsa metropolitan area for three years for a six-week research experience on open-source, cyber-secure chip design at Oklahoma State University (OSU). Teachers will then translate their research experience into inquiry-based and culturally relevant semiconductor curricula in Grade 9-14. The objectives of the RET project are: 1) Develop teacher's knowledge in semiconductors, 2) Create innovative semiconductor curricula at grade 9-14 level, and 3) Build a long-term sustainable relationship between OSU, Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance (TRSA), participating school districts and community colleges to increase student interests and stimulate semiconductor education in Oklahoma. The intellectual merit includes increasing awareness of cybersecurity issues related to hardware and lowering teachers' burden in developing new courses through open-source tools. The broader impacts include rapid semiconductor talent pipeline development in response to the CHIPS for America Act by increasing the interest levels for semiconductors among non-college grads, including minorities and underrepresented groups. The project will also help fill the semiconductor curriculum gap at Grade 9-14 levels and democratize chip design for everyone through open-source tools. This project is jointly funded by the Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC) and the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

在美国，从非常先进的集成电路（IC）设计到大规模生产，全面缺乏熟练的半导体劳动力。 《美国芯片法案》要求对国内半导体制造和研究投资 520 亿美元，这将在 6 年内创造 42,000 个半导体就业岗位。然而，仅靠大学无法满足这一需求，因为许多半导体工作更适合高中生和社区学院的学生。该 RET 网站通过向斯蒂尔沃特和塔尔萨地区的高中和社区大学教师介绍为期六周的开源、网络安全芯片设计经验来解决半导体人才发展的挑战。这些经验将培养教师有关半导体的基础知识。教师还将他们的研究成果转化为 9-14 年级急需的基于探究的、与文化相关的半导体课程。随着越来越多的学生对半导体感兴趣，我们的国家将拥有可持续的人才管道，以重新夺回我们在半导体和半导体支持技术（例如 5G/6G、人工智能和量子计算）方面的技术领先地位。该项目还服务于少数族裔学生人数较多的地区。提高对半导体的参与度也将改善 EPSCoR 州俄克拉荷马州周边地区的经济前景。该 RET 项目每年将邀请来自斯蒂尔沃特和塔尔萨大都市区的 10 名高中和社区大学教师，为期三年，进行为期六周的研究体验俄克拉荷马州立大学 (OSU) 的开源网络安全芯片设计。然后，教师将把他们的研究经验转化为 9-14 年级基于探究且与文化相关的半导体课程。 RET 项目的目标是：1) 发展教师的半导体知识，2) 创建 9-14 年级的创新半导体课程，以及 3) 在俄勒冈州立大学、塔尔萨地区 STEM 联盟 (TRSA)、参与学区和社区学院，以提高学生的兴趣并刺激俄克拉荷马州的半导体教育。其智力价值包括提高人们对与硬件相关的网络安全问题的认识，并减轻教师通过开源工具开发新课程的负担。更广泛的影响包括通过提高非大学毕业生（包括少数族裔和代表性不足群体）对半导体的兴趣水平，响应《美国芯片法案》（CHIPS for America Act），半导体人才管道的快速发展。该项目还将帮助填补 9-14 年级半导体课程的空白，并通过开源工具使每个人的芯片设计民主化。 该项目由工程教育和中心部 (EEC) 以及刺激竞争性研究既定计划 (EPSCoR) 联合资助。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的评估进行评估，认为值得支持。影响审查标准。