The University of Texas at Austin

Texas Institute for Electronics

A University of Texas at Austin-supported semiconductor consortium of state and local government, preeminent defense electronics and semiconductor companies, national labs and nationally recognized academic institutions

 

TIE Awarded $840M to Build a DOD Microelectronics Manufacturing Center, Advance U.S. Semiconductor Industry

Read Press Release
View Partners
Researchers at the Texas Institute for Electronics
 

Our Vision and Mission

Vision: Innovate semiconductor solutions through advanced Heterogeneous Integration (HI)

Mission: Establish a non-profit, open-access semiconductor accelerator to:

  • Develop and execute a state-of-the-art 3DHI manufacturing technology roadmap
  • Provide critical pilot manufacturing capabilities to address national security needs and catalyze domestic economic growth
  • Reinvent and expand pathways for an inclusive workforce and make Central Texas a premier hub for comprehensive workforce development
  • Scale-up TIE technologies through partnerships with domestic fabs and OSATs

The State of Texas has entrusted $552M for TIE to accomplish our Vision and Mission

 

Recipe to Change the World

Texas already has the necessary ingredients to develop an end-to-end semiconductor manufacturing industry: innovators in academia, an entrepreneurial culture and a dynamic, highly skilled workforce. TIE’s key initiatives will target sustainable infrastructure in these areas:

Technology Leadership

Accelerate advanced packaging solutions for emerging technologies, including new computing paradigms

Critical Fab Assets 

Enhance nationally recognized fab assets, including the former SEMATECH campus and Texas university fab network

Workforce Development 

Expand semiconductor workforce at all skill levels

Defense/Startup Ecosystem 

Catalyze market growth in edge AI, quantum technologies, health care and defense

Industry Support for State of Texas Funding

“TIE’s vision, plans and achievements to-date have convinced us as corporate leaders in the semiconductor industry to join this effort and partner with TIE to provide technology leadership, build critical research and manufacturing infrastructure, and establish workforce development efforts that are essential to strategic long-term success for both the commercial and defense sectors of the US semiconductor industry.”

AMD logo

Mark Papermaster

AMD, Inc.

Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President

Applied Materials logo

Prabu Raja

Applied Materials, Inc.

President of Semiconductor Products Group

Intel logo

Babak Sabi

Intel Corporation

Senior Vice President and General Manager

Micron logo

Scott DeBoer

Micron Technology, Inc.

Executive Vice President

 

For more information about the Texas Institute for Electronics,
please email tie@austin.utexas.edu.