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Semiconductor chips may be tiny, but they have a giant impact on the world around us. They power how we communicate, travel, entertain ourselves, and live our daily lives. Follow three young people as they explore the huge, future-focused, and exciting world of microelectronics.

Semiconductor chips may be tiny, but they have a giant impact on the world around us. They power how we communicate, travel, entertain ourselves, and live our daily lives. Follow three young people as they explore the huge, future-focused, and exciting world of microelectronics.

Three young people seek out opportunities to make an impact in the innovative world of microelectronics.

Three young people seek out opportunities to make an impact in the innovative world of microelectronics.

Three STEM program graduates discover how semiconductors lay the foundation for modern life.

The roadtrippers get a behind-the-scenes look into how microelectronics impact the world—and how they can impact the world of microelectronics themselves.

Overview
The Roadtrip
The Roadtrippers
The Route

Watch people build the future one semiconductor chip at a time.

Follow along as roadtrippers Alyssa, Marcus, and Tara travel throughout the nation to explore all the ways microelectronics shape nearly every aspect of our lives. Along the way, they meet inspiring people in the industry and discover how they can chart out impactful career paths for themselves.

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Insights from the Interviews

"To do things out of your comfort zone—that’s where there’s the potential to find the better version of you."

Naeiri Cholakian, Director of Product Engineering, Syntiant

"I’m just hopeful that we use all of this fantastic opportunity that we have in technology to solve the problems that we should actually solve."

Sr. Manager, Corporate Applications Engineering, Synopsys

"Pick those places that you love and you’re most curious about, and just go for it!"

Co-Founder, QED Secure Solutions

Featured Interviews

Naeiri Cholakian

Director of Product Engineering, Syntiant

Group Lead for Quality and Continuous Improvement, ASML

Sr. Manager, Corporate Applications Engineering, Synopsys

Co-Founder, QED Secure Solutions

Systems Integration Engineer, Torc Robotics

Laura Marmolejo

Associate Dean of Advanced Manufacturing Programs, Austin Community College

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