AMES, Iowa ( Iowa Capital Dispatch ) - Iowa State University officials are working to develop a faster track to semiconductor careers and establish a talent pipeline in the international, high-demand industry through a new training program.

Powered by a three-year, $30 million grant from the National Science Foundation, the 12-month program will provide students with virtual and hands-on learning and training in the foundations and skills that are needed to make a career in semiconductor chips, said ISU associate professor of electrical and computer engineering Santosh Pandey. Pandey is team leader on the project.

Pandey, who teaches a 13-week course each fall where students build semiconductor chips, said enrollment before the COVID-19 pandemic ranged from 10 to 12 students, but has s

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