Skyworks Establishes First Endowed Academic Chair At UCSD Engineering School
The endowment creates opportunities for students and faculty to work collaboratively with Skyworks engineers to develop new semiconductor technology. It also enhances the company's access to university-generated intellectual property and technical research.
"UCSD has an outstanding track record of generating cutting-edge semiconductor research and developing the brightest young engineers," said David J. Aldrich, Skyworks' president and chief executive officer. "This endowment is our way of helping the university continue that level of excellence."
The inaugural recipient of the chair is award-winning professor Peter Asbeck, a pioneer in the field of high-speed integrated circuits using advanced materials. He joined the Jacobs School's Electrical and Engineering faculty in 1991 after working for 13 years at the Rockwell International Science Center. In August 2002, Asbeck won the 2003 IEEE David Sarnoff Award, which is awarded each year for outstanding achievement in the field of electronics.
"Leaders across business and academia recognize Professor Asbeck as an authority on the design and development of integrated circuits and power amplifiers using GaAs, HBT and other high-speed technologies," Aldrich said. "We are delighted that he has been named the first holder of the Skyworks Chair."
The Skyworks Chair in High Speed Semiconductor Devices and Circuits is the first of 11 new chairs at the School endowed by corporate partners through Cal (IT)-Squared, a research partnership that teams UCSD and the University of California Irvine with leading California technology companies.
About Skyworks
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. is the industry's leading wireless semiconductor company focused on RF and complete cellular system solutions for mobile communications applications. The company began operations in June 2002, following the completion of the merger between Alpha Industries, Inc. and Conexant Systems, Inc.'s wireless communications business. Skyworks is focused on providing front-end modules, RF subsystems and cellular systems to wireless handset and infrastructure customers worldwide.
Skyworks is headquartered in Woburn, Mass., with executive offices in Irvine, Calif. The company has design, engineering, manufacturing, marketing, sales and service facilities throughout North America, Europe, Japan and Asia Pacific. For more information please visit www.skyworksinc.com.
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