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𝗔𝗜𝗫𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗡 𝗖𝗖𝗦™ 𝗥&𝗗 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲'𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 🤝 AIXTRON's advanced Close Coupled Showerhead™ (CCS) R&D system will serve as the centerpiece of a new semiconductor research facility at The 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗻𝘀𝘆𝗹𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆'𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 (𝗠𝗥𝗜). The laboratory is being established with 𝗨𝗦𝗗 𝟰.𝟯 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 in infrastructure funding through Penn State's membership in the Midwest Microelectronics Consortium (MMEC) – part of the U.S. Department of Defense's Microelectronics Commons initiative under the federal CHIPS Act. The installed CCS™ system is uniquely configured to grow both 𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗴𝗮𝗽 (𝗚𝗮𝗡) 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀, critical for high‑performance power electronics, and 𝟮𝗗 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀, an emerging class of atomically thin semiconductors with transformative potential for logic, optoelectronic, and neuromorphic computing applications. The facility will serve as a 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺, offering hands‑on training for students and early‑career researchers while providing industry‑standard process know‑how. The Close Coupled Showerhead™ (CCS) system will enable Penn State scientists to move from fundamental materials research to prototype device fabrication – accelerating pathways to innovation in electric mobility, renewable energy, and high‑performance computing.🎓 More details in the full press release: 👉 https://lnkd.in/etMMJipe #AIXTRON #PennState #SemiconductorResearch