EDS Distinguished Lecturers/Chapter Partners Visit Illinois Institute of Technology and the Chicago Chapter

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We report two EDS Distinguished Lecturer seminars recently held in Chicago jointly organized by the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and the Chicago Chapter. On April 18th, Prof. Hiroshi Iwai of the Tokyo Institute of Technology visited the ED/SSC/CAS Chicago Chapter and delivered a DL seminar at IIT. In his talk entitled "CMOS Downsizing Toward Sub-10nm", Prof. Iwai outlined the current status and future directions in sub-10nm CMOS research. Following the seminar, Prof. Iwai had discussions with the Officers of the Chicago Chapter regarding various EDS-related issues. On May 2nd, Prof. Ilesanmi Adesida of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign delivered a DL seminar at IIT, jointly hosted by IIT and the Chicago Chapter. Prof. Adesida's presentation, entitled "Processing and Device Issues in GaN and Related Compounds", provide detailed results and general information of the recent advances in the field of GaN research, which is of promising future semiconductor for wireless applications. Both seminars were well received by the local EDS community, including students, faculties and working professionals.

Albert Wang
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL, USA

Prof. H. Iwai visited IIT and Chicago Chapter hosted by Prof. A. Wang. From left to right are, Prof. J. Stine (IIT), Prof. Albert Wang (IIT), R. Schenke (Chicago Chapter), Prof. Hiroshi Iwai (TIT), N. Phoenix (Chair, Chicago Chapter) and R. Rollman (Chicago Chapter).

Prof. I. Adesida visited the Integrated Electronics Laboratory at IIT hosted by Prof. Albert Wang. Prof. Ilesanmi Adesida (Left) and Prof. Albert Wang (Right).