It is impressive just how many collaborations we have with Universities and prestigious research institutions around the globe. This is important to drive innovations that matter to our customers and accelerating breakthroughs that create a brighter future for our world.
I have shared a recent example to give a flavour of some of the events we are part of; a first of its kind week-long training course based at the University of York. This was partially funded by Innovate UK. It focussed on teaching core plasma skills with the objective to improve the level of plasma physics understanding across technical departments. Colleagues from Innovation, Engineering, and Software participated.
This programme is a mixture of classroom and laboratory-based learning. It is the first programme internationally, for industry, that combines both classroom and laboratory-based learning in plasma physics. The combination of theory and discussions in the morning followed by reinforcement in the afternoon laboratory sessions was appreciated by the participants. The course was designed to not require any previous experience of plasma physics nor a physics-based background.
In January 2025, the second and residential will take place and the lessons from both programmes will be assimilated by the University of York so that this training can be offered across the semiconductor sector.
If you are interested in finding out more, feel free to come to our booth #B1625 and talk to us!
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