Summer Hands-on Initiative in Engineering Semiconductors
(SHINES)

What is SHINES?

The Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University is offering a new, hands-on intensive summer experience to provide participants with an introduction to the engineering skills needed in the booming semiconductor industry.

The six-week-long in-person training takes students all the way from fabricating a microelectronic device, to electrical and materials characterization, to packaging and packaging testing, as well as computer simulation. Led by ASU faculty members and graduate students, the hands-on skills will be developed in microelectronic fabrication and characterization facilities available at ASU’s NanoFab.

Students will be formed into small groups and rotated through each experience for maximum exposure to the entire front-end to back-end semiconductor manufacturing processes. An industrial advisory board ensures the content is relevant and up to date. Upon successful completion of the program, each participant will receive a SHINES microcredential in recognition of their newfound semiconductor manufacturing and packaging skills.

• Tentative dates: Sunday, June 1, 2025, through Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
• Tentative cost of attendance: $5,900
  this covers the program only and does not include housing or other expenses

• Fabricate and characterize a microelectronic device.
• Package and test a microelectronic device.
• Simulate microelectronic device design and performance.
• Master fundamental semiconductor manufacturing and packaging concepts.

• Rising juniors and seniors in STEM fields: Gain hands-on experience and a head start in semiconductor engineering.
• Master’s or doctoral students in STEM fields: Enhance your research with practical, industry-relevant skills.
• Practicing engineers: Stay ahead in your career by mastering the latest semiconductor manufacturing techniques.
• Faculty members from higher education institutions: Enrich your teaching and research with cutting-edge insights into semiconductor technologies.