Commercial Leap Ahead for Wide Bandgap Semiconductors (CLAWS)

May 23, 2025

Taiwan Delegation, NC State College of Engineering Convene on Semiconductor Innovation

NC State University’s College of Engineering welcomed a distinguished Taiwanese delegation organized by the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT).

May 9, 2025

NC State ECE Researchers Secure DARPA Funding for New Project, HAPPI

Researchers from NC State’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have secured a three-year, $5 million grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) aimed at improving energy efficient communications for a variety of applications. 

Sep 20, 2024

NC State CLAWS hub to lead $19 million in ‘Leap Ahead’ projects

Projects aim to improve the performance of transistors and switches used in important civilian and military technologies.

Jul 26, 2024

Pack power

New semiconductor center builds on more than 30 years of NC State research.

Apr 25, 2024

CHIPS funding fuels two new initiatives backed by NC State

With nearly $50 million through the CHIPS and Science Act, our university will lead a regional innovation hub focused on wide bandgap semiconductors, called CLAWS, and also play a key role in the North Carolina Textile Innovation and Sustainability Engine, one of the first-ever NSF Regional Innovation Engines.

Oct 4, 2023

NC State to lead regional semiconductor innovation hub

NC State will use its engineering prowess to help shape domestic production of wide bandgap semiconductors.