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Tech Tuesday: Statewide Organization Aims To Create More Than 10,000 Jobs Within Florida’s Semiconductor Industry (WCJB TV20)

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Dr. David Arnold, Florida Semiconductor Institute

In this week’s Tech Tuesday, UF Innovate spotlights the Florida Semiconductor Institute (FSI), a statewide organization dedicated to advancing research, education, and workforce development in Florida’s semiconductor industry.

“The Florida Semiconductor Institute has a plan to create 10,000-plus jobs. Let’s learn how. Dr. Arnold, tell us about who you are and what you do,” said Elora Duong, host of UF Innovate.

“Yeah, I’m first a professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering, but I get the honor and privilege to lead our Florida Semiconductor Institute. So, the Florida Semiconductor Institute, or FSI, is a statewide entity that’s trying to coordinate our education programs, our university systems, research and development, and ultimately the industry, to create more jobs in the state for Floridians,” said Dr. David Arnold, professor at the UF Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Statewide Organization Aims To Create More Than 10,000 Jobs Within Florida’s Semiconductor Industry.

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