The mission of the SEMI Foundation is to support education and career awareness in the fields of high technology. Through scholarships and career exploration programs — SEMI High Tech U for high school students, and SEMI High Tech U Teacher Edition — the Foundation strives to:

• Enhance the perception of the semiconductor and high tech industries
• Stimulate interest in high tech
• Connect with industry leaders in the community
• Provide activities and experiences that motivate and build confidence
• Establish networking opportunities beyond the initial High Tech U experience

With these goals in mind, the Foundation encourages students to stay in school, take more math, science, and technology courses — and discover that they can have a bright future in high tech industries

The goal was to educate and excite kids about careers in high tech. The result was something no one expected.

The Pacific Northwest chapter of SEMI created and delivered the first High Tech U program (then called “workforce development institute”) as a career exposure program for students in March 2001. Few could have imagined that this inspiring and life-changing experience would catch on world-wide and touch the lives of more than 3000 students.

Now a program of the SEMI Foundation, High Tech U has been developed into a respected curriculum for high school students and teachers and has been presented in seven states across the U.S. as well as in France, Austria, Japan, The Netherlands, and Singapore. In the process we’ve built confidence, broadened horizons, and helped shape tomorrow’s high tech workforce.

Originally hosted by LSI Logic of Gresham, Oregon, Norm Armour was a driving force in opening the doors of industry to show high schoolers just how cool jobs in high tech can be. It is fitting that the 100^th High Tech U milestone takes place back in Oregon where it all began with a group of committed volunteers. We’ve come full circle, and are especially proud that this history-making event is an all-girl’s program, reflecting the industry’s commitment to reaching out to females and other socio-economic groups that are under represented in high tech careers.

This 100^th program is hosted in Hillsboro, Oregon by Applied Materials, Intel, Portland Community College, Rock Creek and SolarWorld. The SEMI Foundation gratefully acknowledges the power of the many Pacific Northwest volunteers whose creative energy helped to power this vision to reality. Joined by the enormous support and generous sponsorship of industry companies and academic institutions, a dream has become reality.

Air Products AMI Semiconductor Applied Materials ASML Clark College Clackamas Community College ESI Evergreen School District IDT Intel Corporation LSI Logic Microchip Norpac Novellus

ON Semiconductor PGE SEMI Pacific Northwest Committee Portland Community College Portland Development Commission Portland State University SolarWorld Southwest Washington Workforce Development Council Tri Quint Semiconductor Underwriters Laboratories Wacker Siltronic WaferTech Weyerhaeuser Worksystems, Inc.

2009 Annual Report

Sponsorship Brochure

Ten Reasons

High Tech U provides students with an intensive, three-day, industry-led introduction to the high tech industry, potential career paths, and educational requirements.

Students will participate in several hands-on activities that focus on topics including statistics, nanotechnology, solar and alternative energy technologies, mathematics, and problem solving. Students will also participate in mock interviews and hear from a panel of area colleges and universities about local educational options. The program culminates with a graduation. See below for upcoming programs and application information.

View SEMI High Tech U overview video
SEMI High Tech U on You Tube – Watch HTU video clips.

Students who have an interest in high-tech are encouraged to apply. Attendees don’t have to be “A” students; just kids with a curiosity about a high tech career path. There is no cost for students to attend.

Download application here. Return completed application to the SEMI Foundation semifoundation@semi.org, fax to 1.408.943.6952 or mail to:
SEMI Foundation
3081 Zanker Road
San Jose, CA 95134.
For more information please call 408-943-7860.

In Arizona fax applications to 480.731-8332 or mail to:
MATEC
4110 E. Wood Street
Suite 1
Phoenix, AZ 85040 Phoenix AZ 85040

A resume will be required on day three of the program. Download resume template here.

Sep 22-24, 2010 – SRP in Phoenix, AZ
Oct 20-22, 2010 – Intel in Phoenix, AZ
Nov 2-4 2010 – SRP Apache Junction & Skyline HS in Phoenix, AZ
Nov. 9-11, 2010 – Advantest, KLA, Novellus and San Jose State University in Silicon Valley, CA
Nov 29 – Dec 1, 2010 – ATIC, Global Foundries, Applied Materials in Singapore
Dec 1-2, 2010 –ATIC, Global Foundries and Applied Materials in Singapore (Teacher Program)

Aug 23-24, 2010 – NYSUT in Albany, NY (Teacher Program)
Aug 17-20, 2010 – Applied Materials, BOCES, CEG, Global Foundries, NYSUT and TEL in Albany, NY
June 28-30, 2010 – Lam Research Corporation and San Jose State University in Silicon Valley
June 15-17, 2010 – Hewlett Packard, Wafertech and Clark College in Vancouver, WA
May 4-6, 2010 – NORPAC, Weyerhaeuser and Lower Columbia College to sponsoring students from Cowlitz County
April 28-30, 2010 – Soitec and STMicroelectronics in Grenoble, France
March 25-26, 2010 – SEMI Japan, Disco, Elpida Memory in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
March 22-24, 2010 – Applied Materials, Intel, SEMI Pacific NW Committee, SolarWorld , Portland Community College in Hillsboro, OR
March 11-12, 2010 – Soitec and STMicroelectronics in Grenoble, France
March 8-10, 2010 – SRP in Mesa, AZ
February 17-19, 2010 - Sponsored by Advantest, Applied Materials, HORIBA/STEC and San Jose State University in Silicon Valley
January 29, 2010 – SEMI High Tech U Alumni Reunion at ASU Skysong in Phoenix, AZ

All SEMI members, customers, suppliers, and education community sponsors benefit when we collaborate and give financial and in kind support to the initiatives and programs of the SEMI Foundation. For more information please contact the semifoundation@semi.org.

We would like to thank our 2009 sponsors around the world for their support. The SEMI Foundation especially thanks Shigeo Takayama, Art Zafiropoulo and J.C. Kim for their continued and very generous financial support.

Arizona Air Products Arizona State University Avnet Estrella Mountain Community College Glendale Community College Honeywell Intel Corporation Maricopa Community Colleges Salt River Project (SRP) University of Arizona California Applied Materials Computer History Museum Intel Corporation Lam Research Corporation Mission College Pivotal Systems San Jose State University Santa Clara University Stanford University Ultratech, Inc. VWR New York Alteris Renewables Applied Materials ASML CEG Eastman Kodak Evident Technologies, Inc. Finger Lakes Community College General Electric HSBC Infotonics Technology Center New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) Pitney Bowes Rochester Institute of Technology State University New York (SUNY) College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering SuperPower University of Rochester Oregon Applied Materials Clackamas Community College Intel Corporation Portland Community College Portland State University SEMI Pacific Northwest Committee SolarWorld Worksystems, Inc.

Washington Clark College SEMI Pacific Northwest Steering Committee Southwest Washington Workforce Development Council (SWWDC) Underwriters Laboratories Inc. University of Washington Washington State University Austria FH Kärnten Infineon France Grenoble Institute of Technology (INPG) Soitec STMicroelectronics Japan Dai Nippon Screen (DNS) Ebara Hatakeyama Foundation Hitachi Chemical Hitachi High Technologies Horiba JEITA NEC Electronics Selete SEMI Japan Suzuden Taiyo Nissan Tokyo Electron (TEL) The Netherlands ASML Foundation Jet-Net Philips 2009 Private Donations J.C. Kim, Seoul Korea 2009 Stock Donations Art Zafiropoulo, Ultratech, Inc., San Jose, CA

SEMI Foundation
3081 Zanker Road San Jose, CA 95134 USA
Tel: 1.408.943.7860
Fax: 1.408.943.6952
Email: semifoundation@semi.org