{"id":612921,"date":"2026-09-11T15:18:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T15:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/612921\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T15:18:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T15:18:16","slug":"supreme-annual-review-at-cornell-features-breakthrough-semiconductor-research-and-students-shaping-the-future-of-energy-efficient-electronics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/612921\/","title":{"rendered":"SUPREME Annual Review at Cornell features breakthrough semiconductor research and students shaping the future of energy-efficient electronics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cornell University welcomed more than 180 researchers, students, industry partners and federal leaders to Ithaca July 22\u201323 for the 2026\u00a0SUPREME<\/a> Annual Review, a two\u2011day gathering focused on advancing the next generation of energy\u2011efficient electronics. The event, part of the national\u00a0JUMP 2.0<\/a> consortium, showcased scientific breakthroughs while offering students \u2014 from children to undergraduate and graduate researchers and postdoctoral scholars \u2014 opportunities to engage with leaders in the semiconductor industry.<\/p>\n

Hosted at the Ithaca Downtown Conference Center, the review marked SUPREME\u2019s largest turnout to date, reflecting growing national urgency around reducing the energy demands of AI, data centers and advanced electronics.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are bombarded with news about AI data centers and increasing electricity bills,\u201d said\u00a0Grace Xing<\/a>, SUPREME co\u2011director and William L. Quackenbush Professor of Engineering. \u201cThere is no shortage of need for better energy\u2011efficient materials and devices in the era of AI.\u201d<\/p>\n

A multigenerational community steps into the semiconductor world<\/p>\n

The review opened with lab tours, hands\u2011on demonstrations and a challenge\u2011course scavenger hunt designed to welcome attendees to Cornell\u2019s research ecosystem. One of the most popular stops was the Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility\u2019s (CNF) virtual\u2011reality experience, where visitors \u2014 including several children \u2014 explored nanoscale fabrication tools through immersive VR.<\/p>\n

“Having the CNF VR content available at the Supreme Annual Review presented a unique opportunity for attendees to be immersed in the CNF cleanroom facility where much of this important research happens. The content is applicable to a wide learning audience, so I was happy to have some \u2018future scientists\u2019 try out the experience,” said Thomas Pennell, workforce development program manager at CNF.<\/p>\n

Students played a central role throughout the event. Fourteen Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) students presented posters, while dozens of graduate students and postdocs from all 28 research groups that comprise SUPREME shared results. Sponsors spent dedicated time with students, offering mentorship and feedback.<\/p>\n

Scientific momentum toward energy\u2011efficient computing and communication<\/p>\n

During their presentations, researchers shared advances in materials and devices designed to reduce the energy footprint of modern electronics in the AI era. Talks highlighted breakthrough results in wide bandgap semiconductor devices for radio frequency (RF) communication and power delivery, 2D materials, novel memory concepts, new interconnect materials and AI-accelerated materials discovery. In the interactive Q&A sessions that followed, researchers and sponsors discussed how these findings could reshape the future of computing systems.<\/p>\n

Industry partners underscored the importance of this work.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe energy demands of AI are growing faster than anyone expected,\u201d said\u00a0Ted Letavic<\/a>, senior fellow at GlobalFoundries. \u201cThe innovations coming out of SUPREME are exactly what the industry needs.\u201d<\/p>\n

A new career expo connects students and sponsors<\/p>\n

For the first time, SUPREME worked closely with the\u00a0Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC)<\/a> to introduce a mini career fair, replacing traditional panels with conversations between students and company representatives. Recruiters from Intel, IBM, Micron, TSMC, GlobalFoundries, EMD Electronics, Samsung, SK Hynix, ADI, Qorvo, RTX and other companies met with students to discuss internships and career pathways.<\/p>\n

SUPREME co\u2011director and MIT professor\u00a0Tomas Palacios<\/a> emphasized the importance of early industry exposure in shaping students\u2019 career paths.<\/p>\n

\u201cSummer internships, both at the undergraduate level and the graduate level, are absolutely critical in the decision\u2011making,\u201d said Palacios.<\/p>\n

The event builds on SUPREME\u2019s strong workforce record to date:<\/p>\n

45 full\u2011time hires into JUMP 2.0 member companies61 industry internships with JUMP 2.0 member companies212 graduate students and postdocs supported across the centerPreparing for the final year of JUMP 2.0 and the semiconductor future<\/p>\n

The review also addressed the program\u2019s upcoming transition.\u00a0As the leading institution of SUPREME, Cornell brings together eight\u00a0principal\u00a0investigators\u00a0on campus\u00a0whose work spans the\u00a0Center’s\u00a0four research thrusts.\u00a0SUPREME is one of seven centers within JUMP 2.0, the national flagship program advancing microelectronics research, and Cornell’s involvement extends further still: more than 10 additional faculty members contribute to other JUMP 2.0 centers, underscoring the university’s broad leadership across the national semiconductor research agenda.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis community has built something extraordinary,\u201d Xing said. \u201cThe collaborations, the discoveries, the students \u2014 it all points toward a future where electronic systems can be dramatically more energy\u2011efficient.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hosting the 2026 Annual Review placed Cornell at the center of this collaboration during a pivotal moment for the semiconductor ecosystem. With new capabilities emerging across materials, devices and systems \u2014 and with students engaged at every step \u2014 SUPREME continues to demonstrate how universities and industry can work together to accelerate innovation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cornell University welcomed more than 180 researchers, students, industry partners and federal leaders to Ithaca July 22\u201323 for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":612922,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[114,85,46],"class_list":["post-612921","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-il","tag-israel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/612921","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=612921"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/612921\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/612922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=612921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=612921"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=612921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}