PDEU to train workforce for Micron's facility
Ahmedabad: Jayant Chaudhary, Union minister of state for
skill development
and entrepreneurship inaugurated the PDEU-NSDC Centre of Excellence for Skill Development on Monday. The joint initiative of Pandit Deendayal Energy University (
PDEU
) and
National Skill Development Corporation
(NSDC) will train youths in emerging sectors such as
semiconductor manufacturing
, renewable energy and artificial intelligence (AI).
Prof S Sundar Manoharan, director general of PDEU, said the centre will train workforce for US-based chip company
Micron Technology
's upcoming semiconductor assembly facility in Sanand. In his address, Chaudhary stressed the need for greater collaboration between industry and academia.
The newly launched semiconductor packaging centre at PDEU is designed to train students in back-end packaging, encapsulation and other critical chip-level skills to address the urgent need for skilled manpower in the country's semiconductor ecosystem, PDEU officials said. tnn
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