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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech&#39;s semiconductor processing has been revamped and revitalized through a $3 million gift-in-kind from SPTS Technologies. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech faculty Yang &#34;Cindy&#34; Yi and Luke Lester are taking on the challenge to bring more women into technology and semiconductor industries through UPWARDS, an international partnership between the U.S. and Japan. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Prabesh Dulal joins the Virginia Alliance for Semiconductor Technology  as its associate director of operations.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Power electronics packaging plays a vital role in the efficiency of modern electronics. Christina DiMarino, assistant director of the Center for Power Electronics Systems (CPES) says that packaging components of semiconductor chips is important for less energy consumption and fewer material costs. Through internships, Christina hopes to bolster students interested in engineering and help fill a critical need in power electronics packaging. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech is a founding member of an 11-university network spanning the U.S. and Japan that has partnered with Micron Technology Inc. and the U.S. National Science Foundation to cultivate a more diverse and robust talent pipeline for the semiconductor workforce. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A Growth and Opportunity for Virginia award of $3.3 million will fund the establishment of the Virginia Tech-led Virginia Alliance for Semiconductor Technology and an accompanying adult learning program for continuing professional development, Fast Track to Semiconductor Careers. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The network will expand and prepare the next generation of talent through a framework centered on collaboration, innovation, and problem solving.  ]]></description>
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