USP signs new agreement on semiconductor manufacturing training program
In December 2022, USP announced its collaboration with the Arm Academic Access training and research program of the British company of semiconductors Arm. The initiative corresponds to a licensing agreement which grants USP access to an Intellectual Property (IP) collection to optimize research on chips. Learn more about USP and the Arm academic program here.
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The University of São Paulo set up a partnership with the Arm Academic Access (AAA) of the British company Arm, which is specialized in hi-tech microprocessors. The official announcement was made on December 12th, 2022, during a seminar at USP Center of Innovation regarding the semiconductors market and the competitiveness of the Brazilian industry.
USP’s president, professor Carlos Gilberto Carlotti Junior, pointed out that innovation is one of the University’s priorities, just like it has been in other countries, and, for that reason, USP takes this role, with the help of companies and the government, to incentivize the industry of semiconductors in Brazil.
The partnership between Arm and USP will enable professionals to work with and develop chips, granting more autonomy to the Brazilian industry for growth and production according to the country’s necessities.
The semiconductors can be used in cutting-edge technologies such as the IoT (Internet of Things), 5G and AI networks. The microprocessor technology has been a fixture of the worldwide smartphone market as a result of its small heat emissions. Consequently, chip manufacturers buy licenses to use this architecture and develop their own processors. Companies such as Apple and Samsung are among the clients of Arm’s processors.
USP becomes the first university in South America to sign this agreement. Most of Arm’s AAA program partners are from countries such as the USA, Canada, Europe, and specially Taiwan, China, and Japan. This gives USP a privileged position when it comes to hi-tech in Latin America and globally.
The newly conceded access to the program’s IP will allow researchers and engineers to design high performance multicore microprocessors, elevating USP’s reputation as an international center of excellence in the most up-to-date technology.