The awards recognize exceptional graduate student researchers who are advancing the future of semiconductor devices, technology, design and manufacturing.
Nanotechnology
From theory to ‘tapeout’: Students design and test quantum chips
The Marvell NanoLab is playing a key role in a first-of-its-kind course at UC Berkeley: Superconducting Quantum Circuits.
5 UC researchers receive CITRIS-CDSS Innovation Fellowship and AIC Awards
Supported by the Academic Innovation Catalyst, this program aims to transform faculty-developed research into viable commercial solutions for some of society’s most critical concerns.
Berkeley Frontier Fund jump-starts nanofabrication research with new faculty award
The $75,000 gift provides four new faculty members with research credits to begin work in one of the nation’s premier academic nanofabrication facilities.
Bridging a ‘crucial gap’: CITRIS internship program ends on a high note
More than a hundred UC students in the fourth and final cohort developed valuable skills in high-demand industries.
Learning by doing: UC students take on CITRIS Workforce Innovation internships
High-performing students from four UC campuses will spend eight weeks gaining hands-on, real-world experience in high-demand tech fields this summer.
Markita Landry named Guggenheim Foundation fellow
The CITRIS Innovation Fellowship and AIC Award recipient will study how compounds extracted from Andean plants might treat nervous system disorders.
Marvell NanoLab gets high-tech boost with Lam Research gift
The donated multimillion-dollar etching system will enable the fabrication of nanoscale semiconductor devices for next-generation chip technologies.
Ayar Labs raises $155M in series D funding
The company’s chip-to-chip optical interconnect solution will address an urgent need for AI infrastructure.
Michael Helmbrecht
Executive Director, UC Berkeley Marvell Nanofabrication Laboratory at CITRIS
UC Berkeley
Nanotechnology
‘Win-win’: CITRIS Workforce Innovation helps UC students turn passion into expertise
The third cohort of the UC summer internship program embraced tech-centered challenges and showcased professional and personal growth.
CITRIS PI’s microcapacitors advance next generation of energy storage
Engineered microcapacitors from the Salahuddin lab could facilitate on-chip energy storage in electronic devices.
CITRIS Foundry announces spring 2024 cohort
The 12-month program provides business, legal and technological support to student and faculty entrepreneurs affiliated with the four CITRIS campuses.
Foundry alum partners with Genentech for nonviral gene therapy delivery
The biotech giant will license GenEdit’s NanoGalaxy platform in a $15 million agreement to enhance autoimmune disease medications.
6 multicampus, interdisciplinary projects selected for 2023 CITRIS Seed Awards
The winning projects will use IT to address challenges in aviation, climate resilience and sustainability, digital health, and semiconductors and systems.
Şeker lab develops serious games to teach microfabrication
Innovative teaching methods created with CITRIS support will strengthen a growing microfabrication infrastructure and workforce.
NSF award to expand semiconductor workforce training for UC students
CITRIS investigators have received nearly $1M from the NSF ExLENT program to enhance immersive training opportunities.
‘Experience is power’: CITRIS Workforce Innovation sets up UC students for success
The second internship cohort a summer working with novel research, developing high-demand skills and gaining insight into unexpected career paths.
Aether raises $49M in series A funding
The 2017 CITRIS Foundry startup will use the funding to scale its engineering capabilities.
CITRIS Seed Funding offers up to $60K for multicampus research for public good
Principal investigators from UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Merced and UC Santa Cruz are invited to submit proposals for 2023 CITRIS Seed Awards.
CITRIS at UC Davis holds INSPIRE workshops for high school students
Last month, CITRIS at UC Davis gave 25 local high school students a glimpse into the world of technology with a three-day summer workshop.
CITRIS Workforce Innovation Program welcomes 2nd internship cohort
Undergraduates from four UC campuses have embarked on paid summer internships at startups, established companies, national and university labs, and nonprofit organizations.
Preparing for a warming world: CITRIS at the vanguard of climate tech research
By supporting interdisciplinary work and seeding multicampus projects, CITRIS helps to keep the University of California at the forefront of climate mitigation and adaptation efforts.
CHIPS Act a reason to celebrate, says King Liu
“I am truly excited about this new bill,” she writes in the Berkeley Blog.