CHIMES PhD student Ramin Rahimzadeh Khorasani (Penn State), advised by Professor Madhavan Swaminathan, received the Best Presentation Award at APEC 2025!

Congratulations to CHIMES PI Michal Lipson (Columbia University) on being elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) for "the development, fabrication, and implementation of building blocks of silicon photonics."

Congratulations to CHIMES PI Zhiting Tian (Cornell University). Professor Tian has been selected for the prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).

Congratulations to CHIMES PI Dr. Steven George (University of Colorado Boulder) on being selected for the DPS Nishizawa Award by the 2024 International Symposium on Dry Process! The DPS Nishizawa Award is the highest honor awarded by the DPS for his “Outstanding contributions to the understanding of surface chemistry at the atomic level and the development of new applications for atomic layer processes.”

CHIMES Director Madhavan Swaminathan discusses the Center's progress over its first year.

Penn State engineers Madhavan Swaminathan and Daniel Lopez explain in a Q&A the importance of advanced chip packaging to the U.S. semiconductor industry and how Penn State-led initiatives help turn innovations in the lab into reliable domestic production. 

When President Joe Biden signed the CHIPS (Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors) and Science Act on Aug. 9, 2022, to accelerate U.S. manufacturing of semiconductors, Penn State took action. The University created the Mid-Atlantic Semiconductor Hub (MASH) with other academic partners, industry and state governments to lead and leverage the cumulative expertise in this area.