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CAS Research and Teaching Activities in Taiwan
T
he Ministry of Science of Technology (MOST) of
Taiwan launched a multi-year, US$132 million,
nationwide Semiconductor Moonshot Project
in 2018. The goal of the Semiconductor Moonshot Project
is to challenge the key technology limits of AI edge,
embrace the growth era of AI, cultivate AI talents, and
create new value for Taiwan. The project includes six
areas: 1) Innovative Sensing Devices, Circuits, and Systems,
2) Next-Generation Memory Design, 3) Cognitive
Computing and AI Chips, 4) IoT System and Security
for Intelligent Edge, 5) Component, Circuit, and System
Designs for Unmanned Vehicle System and AR/VR Application,
and 6) Emerging Semiconductor Processes,
Materials, and Device Technology. In the first phase,
20 teams from major universities in Taiwan were
funded. There are about 1950 M.S. & Ph.D. students
involved. Up to now, the project has generated more
than 1300 high-level academic papers, 6 start-ups, and
47 technology transfers to enterprises. The Taiwan
Semiconductor Research Institute (TSRI) facilitates
device fabrication and provides design platforms for
chip implementation.
The Ministry of Education (MOE) of Taiwan continues
to promote education programs in the area of circuits
and systems. A nationwide Talent Cultivation Program
for Intelligent IoT (i.e., AIoT) has been conducted since
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2017. This program focuses on four areas and their
associated applications: 1) Intelligent Electronics for
Field Area, 2) Intelligent Electronics for Transportation,
3) Intelligent Electronics for Manufacturing, and
4) Core Technologies for Intelligent IoT. Guided with
the problem-based learning (PBL) teaching strategy,
nearly 80 new mini courses are developed and they
have been adopted by more than 40 universities. Also,
30+ Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and 20+
Open Courseware (OCW) courses have been made
and more than 40 thousand college students have registered
to access. The Talent Cultivation Program for
Intelligent IoT has sponsored several international and
domestic CAS events for both research and education,
including the International Symposium on VLSI Design,
Automation & Test (VLSI-DAT symposium), VLSI Design/CAD
Symposium, Graduate Student Forum, EDA
Workshop, IC Workshop, RISC-V Workshop, VLSI Test
Technology Workshop, IC/CAD Design Contest, and
AIoT Design Contest.
To promote female engineers and scientists to follow
their academic interests, we have held IEEE Women in Engineering
(WiE) workshops, sponsored by IEEE Taipei Section
Women in Engineering. In 2021, we had a WiE event
that took the form of open discussion in three groups.
Each group had a particular focus and the three discussion
topics are 1) balance between career and family,
2) SOP for class planning, and 3) management of laboratory
or research teams. The participants took turns joining
Figure 1. Press conference of the Semiconductor Moonshot Project initiated by MOST of Taiwan.
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