Industry Partners

Build the skilled workforce expansion requires

New facilities alone just won’t cut it. Semiconductor growth depends on technical talent prepared for specialized roles, real operating environments, and the demands of advanced manufacturing.

01Why Partner

Shape the next generation of semiconductor talent

Building the semiconductor talent pool requires industry to connect with students earlier in their education. Companies that engage now will play a direct role in shaping the next generation of semiconductor talent.

EDGE gives employers a more direct way to engage emerging talent across a national network of universities, colleges, and programs.

Industry mentors in discussion with EDGE Scholars
Partners meet emerging talent through mentoring and site visits
02The Benefits

What industry partners gain

01

Access emerging talent earlier

Build relationships with students before they enter the workforce.

02

Support day-one readiness

Help students build the technical and professional skills needed to contribute in real industry environments.

03

Strengthen a job-relevant pipeline

Connect students to career-connected, competency-based learning that reflects real roles and expectations.

04

Shape the pipeline directly

Participate through site visits, applied learning, mentoring, and engineering challenges that expose students to the work.

03In Action

Where partners meet emerging talent

Site visits, mentoring tables, and applied learning put partners in the room with students as they find their way into the field.

Scholars at Micron
Scholars visit Micron in Boise, Idaho
Students meeting Intel engineers
Students connect with Intel engineers
Scholars in a cleanroom
Inside the cleanroom at the University of Washington
Tool demo at Boise State
An industry tool demo at Boise State
Microfab workshop at San José State
Applied learning at San José State
A nanofabrication facility
Inside a nanofabrication facility
Partner With EDGE

Meet emerging talent where it’s trained

Become an Industry Partner
The Network

Be part of the network preparing semiconductor talent

Analog Devices
Ericsson

More industry partners announced soon.

Help prepare emerging talent to contribute from day one

Become an EDGE Partner
For Industry Become an Industry Partner Engage emerging talent earlier, support day-one readiness, and help shape a more job-relevant semiconductor talent pipeline. Become an EDGE Partner → For Universities Become a Member School Expand student pathways through a national network of universities and colleges, shared programming, and stronger industry connections. Become an EDGE Member School → For Students Become an EDGE Scholar Explore the semiconductor industry, build community, and connect with experiences that help you understand where you fit. Become an EDGE Scholar →