Governor Greg Abbott introduced {that a} Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund (TSIF) grant of $4.8 million has been prolonged to the Texas Quantum Institute (TQI) at The University of Texas (UT) at Austin for the institution of QLab, a quantum-enhanced semiconductor metrology facility in Austin.
“Texas is the new frontier of innovation and UT Austin is where world-changing discoveries in quantum research and development are being made,” mentioned Governor Abbott. “Through this TSIF grant, QLab will acquire state-of-the-art instrumentation that will be used to advance semiconductor manufacturing in Texas by leveraging new developments in quantum science and technology. Texas will continue to lead the nation with quantum leaps into the future.”
The QLab metrology facility will serve the Texas semiconductor and rising quantum industries, in addition to help tutorial analysis. Metrology, the science of measurement and its functions, is essential in semiconductor manufacturing the place supplies are measured on the degree of particular person atoms and molecules. QLab shall be managed by TQI in collaboration with the Microelectronic Research Center (MRC), Texas Institute for Electronics (TIE), and Texas Materials Institute (TMI) — all a part of UT Austin’s world-class analysis and improvement infrastructure.
“The Texas Quantum Institute is grateful for the continued support of the State of Texas and UT Austin,” mentioned TQI Co-director Elaine Li. “Metrology has been identified by the U.S. Department of Commerce as the key enabling technology for the semiconductor industry. This investment from the TSIF will empower UT Austin to advance metrology tools that can be applied to address critical challenges in the semiconductor industry.”
“This investment gives us tremendous momentum to advance quantum-enhanced semiconductor metrology, driving breakthroughs that will shape the future of both the semiconductor and quantum industries,” mentioned TQI Co-director Xiuling Li.
“The innovative work of the faculty and researchers at UT Austin has helped make Central Texas a national hub for semiconductor innovation,” mentioned Senator Sarah Eckhardt. “As quantum technologies continues to transform the semiconductor industry, the QLab will play a pivotal role in positioning our region to capitalize on growth in the semiconductor and quantum industries, including the thousands of high-paying advanced manufacturing jobs that will come with it.”
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Governor Abbott signed into regulation the Texas CHIPS Act in 2023 to ascertain the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund (TSIF), a grant program to encourage the continued management of Texas in semiconductor analysis, design, and manufacturing, in addition to the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Consortium (TSIC). These packages, administered by the Texas CHIPS Office, a division inside the Governor’s Texas Economic Development & Tourism Office, are designed to leverage Texas’ investments within the semiconductor trade, encourage semiconductor-associated corporations to increase within the state, additional develop the experience and capability of Texas establishments of upper schooling, and preserve the state’s place because the nation’s chief in semiconductor manufacturing.
This press launch from the Office of the Texas Governor Greg Abbott initially appeared on the Office of the Texas Governor website on Dec. 10.