# Chip Design Hub: Open, Accessible and Scalable Infrastructure for Research and Education

> **NSF 01002829DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT** · Purdue University (IN) · $7,000,000

## Abstract

Semiconductors and chips are a crucial part of everyday life in the United States. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the problems caused by relying on imports for these essential components, affecting the economy, healthcare, and national security. To ensure national security, there is need to control all aspects of chip design, manufacturing, and integration. However, bringing chip manufacturing back to the US requires a significant increase in skilled workers, including technicians, engineers, scientists, and support staff. Chip manufacturing processes involve complex modeling and simulation tools, which are not commonly used in education today. Only a small number of universities in the US currently educate integrated circuit (IC)  design engineers, and even tripling their enrollments won't meet the workforce demand. More universities need to be enabled to teach chip design. Many research institutions face challenges such as lack of Information Technology (IT), legal, and hardware support, educational materials, and experienced instructors. Chipshub will be a National Chip Design Hub for all US universities and colleges, providing education and training that is critical to bringing semiconductor manufacturing back to the US. 

Chipshub will overcome challenges that span (1) content/products: creation of appropriate and sharable educational and tool content; (2) infrastructure/market: secure, scalable, seamless, user-friendly, well-supported, and sustainable web delivery

## Key facts

- **NSF award ID:** 2427391
- **Awardee organization:** Purdue University (IN)
- **SAM.gov UEI:** YRXVL4JYCEF5
- **PI:** Gerhard Klimeck
- **Primary program:** 01002829DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
- **All programs:** —
- **Estimated total:** $7,000,000
- **Funds obligated:** $1,925,000
- **Transaction type:** Cooperative Agreement
- **Period:** 06/15/2025 → 05/31/2030

## Primary source

NSF Award Search: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2427391

## Citation

> US National Science Foundation, Award 2427391, Chip Design Hub: Open, Accessible and Scalable Infrastructure for Research and Education. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-08 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nsf/2427391. Licensed CC0.

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