Bengaluru: RV College of Engineering (RVCE) and RV-SKILLS, Center for Emerging Technologies established under RV Educational Institutions are exploring the possibilities of getting their students trained by semiconductor and other emerging technology companies in Taiwan.
Dr. Geetha, Vice Principal of RV College of Engineering and Mr. Basavaraj Nagaraju CEO of RV-SKILLS, were in Taiwan from August 25 to September 3. During the visit, they met the representatives of various companies and educational institutions to build a partnership for conducting training for the RV students. They identified partners in Taiwan to impart training in the best technologies and processes to their students. This would help in empowering meeting market demand.
Moreover, the industries have identified more than 50% business limitations for expanding and investing in semiconductor process is lack of skilled engineers. Dr. Geetha and Mr Nagaraju have visited the globally acclaimed National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), Minghisn University of Science and Technology, Hsinchu Science Park, Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), among others. TSMC is one of the largest companies that supply more than 65% of the global chips. Its clients include Apple, Google, Nvidia, and Qualcomm.
Mr Nagaraju, while sharing the outcome of his ongoing visit in a statement, has said RV-SKILLS was the first training institute in India to invest and develop the industry-ready training programs. Now, it is planning to expand the training programs through collaborations with industry leaders in Taiwan. The goal is to equip RV-SKILLS and RVCE students, he added.
“We have identified emerging technologies, and we want our students to get trained in them. Taiwan has been successful in building a right ecosystem that matches the market demand because it has clear vision, focused investments, and appropriate infrastructure support,” he added.
He further pointed out that during his visits, he found that some of the universities, on their premises, have factory setups including fabrication facilities, packaging, testing, and assembly systems. This has been done ahead of the industry demand. They have collaborated with the industry as well as the government, he pointed out.
The RV Educational Institutions initiative comes at a time when India has made the semiconductor sector a priority one. The RVEI is studying the evolution and adoption of the latest technologies in its colleges’ infrastructure and curriculum. Taiwan’s commitment and progress in the sector is an eye-opener.
Dr K S Geetha, Vice Principal & professor, RVCE, said, “We want to adopt all the learning from universities in Taiwan. Meeting experts in the field has given insights. We are committed to making similar investments in our institutions in the coming days. RVCE has been pioneers in adopting new ideas and proactive with the industrial growth cycle. With semiconductors being the priority segment in the country and the world is also looking for China+1 strategy, we wanted to study Taiwan’s evolution and adoption of technologies related to the segment for India and for the world.”
