Building Intel's talent pipeline

Building Intel’s talent pipeline Global Workforce Accelerator and Intel Innovation Labs

The opportunity of disruption

We are living in an era of unprecedented change. The massive shifts in global supply, demand and logistics have created astonishing disruptions that are reshaping the course of economic history, culture and society as we know it.

With these upheavals also comes opportunity for transformative growth. Intel is positioned to capitalize on a new era of unparalleled demand for semiconductors, implementing long-term plans for robust, strategic expansion across its major business units. To achieve these objectives, Intel must build a larger, more diverse, multi-specialized talent pool capable of creating worldchanging technologies.

Arizona State University is in a unique relationship of alliance with Intel to support its strategic growth with the proposed formation of the Global Workforce Accelerator and Intel Innovation Labs at ASU. This innovative partnership will provide a stable and robust talent pipeline from high school to undergraduate, master’s and PhD levels—enough highly skilled and technically trained personnel to fuel Intel’s progress for decades to come.

More broadly, this ASU-Intel initiative has the real probability of making Arizona the global hub for microelectronics and semiconductor talent, training, research and manufacturing.

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A catalyst for growth

More than any other institution of higher learning, ASU is structured, resourced, prepared and directed to elevate Intel’s growth roadmap. ASU has redefined the 21st century public research university, embracing a bold, entrepreneurial approach that is uncommon in higher education.

ASU’s redesign from a governmental agency model to that of an academic enterprise has transformed it into a New American University that is broadly accessible, strives for world class excellence in teaching and research and is committed to social impact.

As an academic enterprise, ASU embodies the spirit of creative risk taking through which knowledge is brought to bear on social development and economic competitiveness. It recognizes the necessity to succeed in terms of both social impact and market value and acknowledges that the university is a key player in a highly competitive arena, producing knowledge capital—not only goods and services, but also human capital.

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To do big things, we need big partners We would like to partner with Intel to achieve our mutually ambitious goals—generate talent and drive innovation for global competitiveness, securing supply chains, creating future technology and ensuring U.S. tech leadership.

Fully aligned with Intel’s goals ASU’s vision is to provide a step change increase to Intel’s global talent pipeline and retention strategies through scalable tactical academic alliances, flexible pathways to education and employment, relevant curricula for multiple levels of the educational continuum and training through joint research facilities and innovation investments aligned with Intel’s technology roadmap.

Investing in Greater Phoenix and Intel’s future Intel’s growth roadmap converges with ASU’s redesign as an academic enterprise. Both act entrepreneurially to create greater value for the stakeholders each serves.

Our shared goals place the university and Intel front and center at the transformation of Arizona’s economy and the revitalization of metropolitan Phoenix. By investing our resources in our common mission, we can help both Intel and Arizona realize their full potential and reach the frontiers of prosperity in the years to come.

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HEEAP in Vietnam: An Intel/ASU partnership success story

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Engineering Education Alliance Program (HEEAP) in Vietnam. Launched in 2010 with an initial $5 million grant from Intel and the United States Agency of International Development, HEEAP’s mission is to modernize teaching and learning methods in Vietnam’s schools of higher education institutes to support economic development in the country. HEEAP is a model of what Intel and ASU can accomplish together: advancing education to prepare engineers to support high-tech industries of the future.

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• Faculty Development • Technology Solutions • STEM Curriculum Innovation • Quality, Policy & Leadership

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Accelerating the strategic roadmap

The Global Workforce Accelerator and Intel Innovation Labs at ASU address the demands of today’s disruptive economy, while laying the foundation for Intel’s bold aspirations of global growth. By creating a VIP industry corporate engagement relationship support system, including dedicated ASU staff, a live engagement dashboard and Intel steering committee, it will supply a highly educated talent pipeline to Intel that fuels and accelerates its strategic roadmap far into the future.

Fostering relationships with top faculty and students will produce research aligned in priority areas for Intel, focusing on advanced packaging, manufacturing, robotics, AI, ML, AR/VR (microelectronics training and future design fabs), AV, edge computing marketing, finance, supply chain, construction and construction management and other transformational technologies.

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An ASU-Intel partnership will jointly attract new faculty and students through targeted sponsorship and recruitment, leverage existing relevant ASU research centers with the participation of other companies in the ecosystem and gain benefit from large-scale state and federal funding initiatives for research, economic and workforce development.

Building the 5 Pillars of growth

Workforce Grow the pipeline of talent— technicians, engineers, and supporting expertise

Research

Policy

Create Intel Innovation Labs at ASU seeding focused centers of excellence on shared priorities and talent generation

Shared state and federal policy alignment and advocacy

Global Scaling

Facilities & training

Build and broaden global workforce development platforms through courseware, certificates and institutional training

Build and align fabrication facilities and supporting infrastructure for training and research

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ASU’s infrastructure advantage

As an academic enterprise, Arizona State University is uniquely positioned to partner with Intel in this ambitious initiative. We are an agile and responsive partner, ready to align our resources to better respond to industry needs in order to address the grand global challenges we face.

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ASU’s scaling engine

We continue to evolve the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering to be ultra-responsive, and stay ahead of the growing demands of industry. Of the 135,000 students currently attending ASU, nearly 27,000 are enrolled within engineering, the largest, most comprehensive and diverse engineering program in the United States.

At more than 400 new hires a year, ASU is Intel’s largest talent producer. By way of partnerships and online opportunities, we can scale capacity much further. We have demonstrated experience in growing talent and training faculty with Intel through our investment in HEEAP in Vietnam, and we can help other institutions build this capacity.

#1 in innovation We have been named the most innovative university in the nation by the U.S. News & World Report for the seven years the ranking has existed. We are intently focused on delivering “innovation at scale.” ASU now has over 135,000 degree-seeking students who fully or partially leverage educational technologies, as well as hundreds of thousands of learners globally who access ASU’s educational offerings through a variety of innovative pathways, graduating 8,000 STEM degrees just last year.

ASU and the state of Arizona are already investing in growing STEM at ASU to meet future needs, hiring 200 new Engineering faculty in 5 years. Fulton Schools of Engineering will grow from its current 27,000 total to 25,000 in person and 40,000 total by 2030. Additionally, ASU hosts unique infrastructure, including the ASU Research Park and Macro Technology Works, a live research and training Fab.

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We conduct use-inspired research

Building on a legacy of discovery in areas ranging from space exploration to sustainability to human origins, ASU has become one of the fastest-growing research institutions in the United States. Since 2002, our annual research expenditures have more than quintupled to $677 million.

The National Science Foundation Higher Education Research and Development survey rankings place ASU number 10 (of 289) universities in electrical, electronic and communications engineering, placing us among MIT, the University of Texas-Austin and Purdue, ahead of Stanford, Carnegie Mellon and the University of Washington.

Pursuit of federal and DoD opportunities

Advancing Intel Strategic Research Segments

Catalyze and commercialize disruptive semiconductor technologies

Annually supporting and direct sourcing of 14 faculty aligned projects that advance SRS interests.

Placement of Master’s/PhD students at Intel Annual fellowship support and placement of 50 PhD and master’s students from ASU at Intel on unique problems, supervised by ASU faculty and Intel employees.

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Hiring and alignment of ASU faculty to compete for nationally recognized centers and similar opportunities including named chairs and professors, and support for graduate students to generate pipelines of talent and top faculty in key areas of interest to Intel (3 Intel Centers)

Alignment of ASU programs and facilities with Intel’s $1 billion foundry ecosystem fund for talent, training and toolsets, including shared talent, tools and incubation for companies building disruptive tech.

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ASU is building the workforce of the future

Our comprehensive approach to skills education powers talent transformation programs for employees at every career stage and across functional roles. Our talent development offerings are based on Intel’s workforce education priorities and can be delivered in a variety of modalities—online, hybrid, in-person, embedded onsite at Intel, locally, nationally or globally.

We integrate training with research priorities and experiential learning opportunities with Intel technology on campus, at our research facilities, or on location at Intel. Through Global Workforce Accelerator and Intel Innovation Labs at ASU, we will leverage our faculty, curriculum and expertise to increase Intel’s global talent pipeline and retention strategies.

At ASU Add 200 engineering faculty hires over 5 years, boost to 40,000 total engineering students by 2030, and increase hires to Intel from ASU by an additional 5,000 over 10 years.

We’ll also grow the W. P. Carey business school to 27,000 students by 2030.

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In the Region Reach learners beyond ASU by growing technical and community college graduates aligned with Intel needs via co-delivered digital pathway programs, faculty training, and course development. We will also offer community colleges access to toolsets, experiential learning opportunities and semiconductor certifications, as well as co-create scalable courses, certificates and pathways for globally trained engineers at other universities in the US and around the world.

Across the World Build a network of educational partners and support their continuous development and implementation of programs and pathways to propel Intel’s US and global expansion.

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Developing the next generation of influential Intel leaders

Through a new Leadership Development Program, Intel executives will nominate rising leaders within the different company workstreams to attend a 6-month cohort-based hybrid program at ASU. Participants will form teams and rotate through the 5 pillars of the Global Workforce Accelerator and Intel Innovation Labs at ASU.

Outreach Activities in high schools Coaching Student teams and judging student competitions

Program Benefits for Intel • Student recruitment • Raising student awareness of career opportunities at Intel • Developing the next generation of Intel leaders

Co-developing and co-teaching curricula with ASU faculty Mentoring Student interns at Intel

• Co-designing relevant curricula • Fulfilling Intel’s RISE commitment to increase the scale of Intel’s work with others to create a more responsible, inclusive and sustainable world, enabled through technology and collective actions

Training High school teachers and career counselors Designing Experiential learning opportunities for students

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Building a robust talent pull

The Global Workforce Accelerator and Intel Innovation Labs at ASU will design programs for different types of learners across the education continuum to build a stable and robust talent pull for Intel, starting from high school. These candidates will remain engaged during their academic studies by participating in internships, capstone projects, practice labs, sponsored research, research centers and in key multidisciplinary academic programs that have been designed and implemented with the pervasive participation of Intel scientists, engineers and leadership.

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• Community College students

• Intel employees • Professionals in adjacent industry

• Veterans • Return to work • Underemployed • Underrepresented minorities

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Leveraging tactical academic alliances

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• 2-yr degrees • Entry-level skills

• B.S./M.S./Ph.D. • Certificates

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Industry-Recognized Credentials and Certifications Workforce Development Council Transition Military / Veterans to the Workforce

Flexible Pathways to Education & Employment

Bootcamps / Finishing Schools ASU Degree Programs (all modalities) Universal Learner Courses / Online Stackable Credentials Training Using Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) Internships and Apprenticeships

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Research Experience for Students eProjects and EPICS Custom Corporate Training Programs

Attract, Develop and Retain a Talent Pipeline

Career Advancement Opportunities Outreach Activities to Raise Awareness in Microelectronics Careers

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ASU: the right partner to grow with

With the Global Workforce Accelerator and Intel Innovation Labs at ASU, Intel has a prime opportunity to replicate in Phoenix its manufacturing investment successes in places such as Ohio, where Intel is constructing two new leading-edge chip factories to boost production to meet demand for advanced semiconductors. Much foundational infrastructure and intellectual capital is now in place in the greater Phoenix region, poised to power a new generation of innovative products from Intel and serve the needs of its foundry customers.

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Federal initiatives

We led the conceptualization and design of a new National Network authorized in the 2021 NDAA and funded in the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act and America COMPETES Act. Our vision of the National Network includes up to three core facilities and ten regional hubs that would serve many American users—to include the U.S. government, universities, start-ups and corporations.

• DoD National Network for Microelectronics Research and Development (NNeRD) – Research thrusts to align with DoD needs • National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC) • National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program (NAPMP) • NIST Manufacturing Innovation Institutes (MII)

We are in an ideal position to support the Manufacturing USA Institute, National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC) and National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program (NAPMP) both directly and through the National Network for Microelectronics R&D. To further Arizona as the global hub for microelectronics and semiconductor talent, training, research and manufacturing, we align national policy and ASU priorities to attract and build centers of excellence and talent clusters in Phoenix.

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State initiatives • New Economy Initiative – Future Communication Technologies • State tax incentive programs for philanthropic engagement

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To implement the Global Workforce Accelerator and Intel Innovation Labs at ASU, we would leverage ASU access to facilities, tools and equipment at the MacroTechnology Works site in the ASU Research Park to make it a site for training and research and a place to encourage entrepreneurial programs. We could use this to enable training platforms, create additional co-located researcher/industry collaboration space to train talent on specific equipment, build new technologies and support foundry process development for new materials and packaging technologies.

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Expanding access to Intel’s Open Chiplet Platform

ASU Research Park is a prime location for the Global Workforce Accelerator and Intel Innovation Labs at ASU, located within a 10-mile radius of the ASU Tempe Campus, Intel’s Chandler and Ocotillo Campuses and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

• Leverage ASU-provided access to facilities, tools and equipment at the MacroTechnology Works site in the ASU Research Park

The site includes clean rooms, dry and wet labs, fullscale semiconductor capabilities and equipment for research and training purposes, office accommodations, conference rooms and classrooms.

Models and programs co-developed at the Global Workforce Accelerator and Intel Innovation Labs Hub@ASU can be replicated and deployed worldwide.

• Arizona Semiconductor Industry Startup Entrepreneurial Development Project and New Economy Initiative Science and Technology Centers incentivize industry access to equipment and expertise as well as entrepreneurial programs • Expanding the toolset to include baseline packaging equipment enables ecosystem partners’ access to tools and ability to leverage incentive and training programs • Students and other stakeholders access to shared tools and chiplet technology provides enhanced training and innovation opportunities

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Deploying a global hub strategy

The Global Workforce Accelerator and Intel Innovation Labs at ASU will be developed at ASU with local academic partners. Then, bringing our robust partnership network of businesses, NGOs, universities, community colleges, K-12 schools and industry giants like Intel, we can deploy this model across the state, country and globe—close to Intel wafer fabs and assembly and test sites.

We can build, test and implement for both local and global needs, creating train-thetrainer models to support networks and others to align with Intel technology and talent demands. Including design support for academic partners, we can package design tools, methodologies, content and deployment models that can be shared at the local, regional, national and international level.

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NATIONAL SITES

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New Mexico

GLOBAL SITES

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Our work has just begun To move ahead and achieve the transformative growth outlined in Intel’s roadmap, we must activate immediately in all 5 Pillars of Focus.

In workforce development, we should begin to maximize ASU hiring opportunities, and convene Arizona educational coalition members and Intel around needs and approach for the region.

In research, we must continue mapping faculty expertise to the Strategic Research Segments, seed faculty hiring aligned with shared vision to support national priorities and create the ASU Intel PhD and Master’s program.

Future global scaling starts today by identifying capabilities, needs and opportunities to build the course platforms and skills to enable future global partners.

Perhaps most imperative, we should begin planning discussions around a fabrication facility and training programs connected with Intel Foundry Services.

Our ongoing work in shaping policy must continue to galvanize efforts around federal initiatives and national policy roadmaps.

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Economic forces, societal upheaval, cultivated resources, working capital and long-term planning have culminated in a momentous convergence. Preparation has met with opportunity at a propitious time. Leveraging our longstanding partnership and shared vision for a more prosperous future, the Global Workforce Accelerator and Intel Innovation Labs at ASU initiative is a worthy undertaking poised to reap generational rewards.

We can do it, and we must, if we are to reach the edge of what’s possible.

Michael Crow President Arizona State University Dario Solis Business Development Director Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering