The Academy of Innovative Semiconductor and Sustainable Manufacturing, newly founded with direct and strong support from the industry and the government, has robust research and development resources comparable globally to answer the urgent call for high-level R&D talents needed by the semiconductor industry in Taiwan and most major economy bodies in the world. The Academy was the first to launch at a university in Taiwan to address the nation’s high-tech talent constraints and the imperative for advancing semiconductor technology during the AI era. With support from the NCKU’s well-established research foundation in science and engineering, the Academy also strives to align the university-based R&D work closer to industry needs by allowing greater flexibility in academic infrastructure in faculty hiring of the industry experts, budgeting, research, and training formats. The five program subjects offered are Integrated Circuit Design, Semiconductor Process Technology, Semiconductor Packaging and Testing, Key Materials, and Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing to foster future talents equipped with the "data-driven & energy-sensitive” core competency applicable to the whole spectrum of the semiconductor industry and to continuously support the industry’s competitiveness globally.

The Academy is proud and feels responsible to provide an introductory summer program for students who are interested in knowing this fundamentally important semiconductor industry that supports our daily life in an era of chips and automation. The program students will get a big picture of the semiconductor supply chains and the core technologies involved in semiconductor manufacturing with their participation in lectures and the field trips arranged for their first-hand observations in Taiwan.
Other than core courses, we also provide Chinese classes and Exploring Tainan as extra options to enable participants to immerse themselves in a different cultural background, in the meanwhile, witness the beauty of Tainan, the most ancient and historical city in Taiwan.