Electrical engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed and tested an integrated photonic memory chip, a key component in realizing ultrafast photonic computing. The chip—which leverages parts and fabrication techniques already in use by …
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Entrepreneurship Hub announces SEED grant recipients
Six projects across four University of Wisconsin–Madison schools and colleges, including one to utilizing quantum sensors, have received annual State Economic Engagement & Development (SEED) funding, totaling $550,000. The SEED Research Program funds are designated by the state legislature and administered by …
$27M WARF investment fuels UW–Madison’s next frontiers in research
The gift aims to accelerate four high-impact research initiatives at the university: quantum technologies, brain health, fusion energy and national security. A $27 million investment from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) will accelerate four …
Lab-to-Market Translation of 2D Semiconductors for Advanced Computing
Wisconsin CHIPS faculty Daniel Rhodes and collaborator Yangchen He are commercializing new materials for advanced computing. With support from the NSF I-Corps program and the Wisconsin MRSEC Advanced Materials Industrial Consortium, Rhodes and He have …
New UW-Madison center accelerates discovery where materials meet their limits
A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers has received nearly $25 million from the U.S. National Science Foundation for an initiative that leverages AI to accelerate discovery and development of “super” materials that can withstand …
UW–Madison and SKKU Team Identifies ‘Zinc Oxide Spin Qubit’ — A Semiconductor-Based Quantum Technology
Insider Brief Researchers from Sungkyunkwan University, the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and the University of Washington identified a molybdenum–oxygen-vacancy defect in zinc oxide that theoretical simulations indicate could serve as a high-performance spin qubit for quantum computing, communications, and …
Six ECE faculty appointed to named professorships
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and Wisconsin CHIPS are pleased to recognize six affiliate faculty members who have been appointed to named professorships. These appointments recognize outstanding achievements in research, teaching, and service …
Moving Workforce Development Forward with Madison College
Three Madison instructors are collaborating to steward a new type of engineering workforce development for Wisconsin. Grant Emmel (Madison College) joins Wisconsin CHIPS faculty Hantang Qin and Mikhail Kats (UW–Madison) in fostering cross-institutional programming that …
WQI is represented at the annual UW-Madison Day at the Capitol
Representatives from the Wisconsin Quantum Institute (WQI) participated in the 2026 UW–Madison Day at the Capitol event on April 29.
Wisconsin CHIPS joins Silicon Crossroads Microelectronics Commons (SCMC) Hub
Wisconsin CHIPS is now a member of the Silicon Crossroads Microelectronics Commons Hub (SCMC), a midwestern coalition advancing semiconductor innovation, workforce development, and infrastructure.