Future Forward: How Semiconductor R&D Continues to shape our future

Deirdre Hanford (Berkeley MSEE 1985) will discuss the need for cross-industry and academia collaboration and innovation at all levels of chip development - from design to manufacturing - and how she is leading this effort in her new role as the founding CEO of Natcast, the purpose-built, non-profit entity designated to operate the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC). Established by the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act of the U.S. government, the NSTC is a public-private consortium dedicated to semiconductor R&D in the United States. It convenes industry, academia, and government from across the semiconductor ecosystem to address the most challenging barriers to continued technological progress in the domestic semiconductor industry, including the need for a skilled workforce. Ms. Hanford will also share perspectives on her own career journey including her 36 years at Synopsys in the Electronic Design Automation industry serving chip design teams around the globe.

Speaker: Deirdre Hanford, Natcast

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