Advanced microelectronics fabrication
Certificate, graduate
Advance your fabrication skills
With a graduate certificate in advanced microelectronics fabrication, you’ll gain the critical skills needed to thrive in this fast-paced, innovative industry. You’ll learn to identify, analyze and solve complex fabrication challenges by applying principles of engineering, science and mathematics.
Along the way, you’ll sharpen your communication skills so you can clearly explain advanced fabrication concepts to technical and non-technical audiences alike. Through hands-on lab work, you’ll design and conduct experiments, interpret data and apply engineering judgment to draw meaningful conclusions.
Whether you’re looking to pursue further education or launch a career in microelectronics fabrication, this certificate gives you the foundation you need to lead and innovate in the field.
Overview
Microelectronics experts start here
Degree fit
This program could be a good fit if you:
- Have a background in electrical, computer, mechanical or chemical engineering and want to specialize in microelectronics fabrication.
- Are currently working in the semiconductor industry and looking to deepen your technical skills and advance your career.
- Are a graduate student in a STEM field seeking practical experience with semiconductor manufacturing processes.
- Recently earned a degree in science, technology, engineering or math and want to build industry-ready skills for a career in microelectronics.
- Enjoy working in lab environments and are excited by the challenge of solving complex fabrication problems through experimentation and engineering judgment.
- Want to strengthen your ability to communicate advanced technical concepts to colleagues, teams and stakeholders in the field.
Career outcomes
Current job openings
309 in ID, WA, OR, MT and HIPotential careers and starting salaries
- Sheet Metal Workers
$47,588 - Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Operators
$35,176 - Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Operators
$39,250 - Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
$45,097 - Structural Iron and Steel Workers
$52,244
* Career data provided by Lightcast.
Financial aid and scholarship opportunities
Students pursuing a graduate certificate as a standalone program are not eligible for financial aid. However, students enrolled in a separate U of I graduate degree program may apply their financial aid or graduate funding toward a graduate certificate if they are pursuing both simultaneously.
For more information or to explore funding options, contact the Financial Aid Office at finaid@uidaho.edu or call 208-885-6312.
Clubs and involvement opportunities
As a student in the College of Engineering, you'll have access to more than 20 student clubs and organizations connected to national and international engineering societies — including opportunities to join competitive project teams. These groups offer hands-on experience, networking and leadership development to help you grow personally and professionally.
If you're interested in microelectronics or electrical engineering, consider joining:
- Association for Computer Machinery (ACM)
- Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA)
- Humanitarian Engineering Corps (HEC)
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- International Microelectronics and Packaging Society (IMAPS)
- National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
- Power and Energy Society (PES)
- Robotics Club
- Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
- Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)
- Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
- Vandal Atmospheric Science Team (VAST)
Application information
Applicants interested in pursuing a graduate level certificate as a standalone program are encouraged to submit a graduate application. A bachelor’s degree earned with a minimum 3.0 GPA in a similar or generally related field or a master’s degree is required for admission. Applicants who do not immediately meet the criteria above may still be admitted upon review by the academic program. The graduate application requires transcripts from post-secondary education (bachelor’s and master’s if applicable), a resume and a $30 application fee.
International graduate certificate applicants must meet the graduate admission English language proficiency requirement. International students admitted to a graduate certificate program as a standalone program are not eligible for F-1 or J-1 visa status.
Visit Graduate Admissions to learn more and start your application.
Graduate certificate application process for current U of I undergraduate students
Current undergraduate students who wish to earn a graduate academic certificate must be eligible to participate in graduate level courses (minimum requirements — senior standing and an overall GPA of at least 3.0). If the course is not being used for the undergraduate degree, the student should file a Course Level Adjustment form to reserve the course for the graduate transcript (maximum of 12 credits may be reserved for the graduate transcript). Once the student earns their bachelor’s degree they may apply as a graduate certificate seeking student and complete the certificate program.
Contact your academic advisor for additional information and support.
Graduate certificate application process for current U of I graduate students
Current U of I students seeking a graduate degree will be required to fill out a Change of Curriculum form adding the graduate certificate as an additional curriculum. Students should obtain the proper signatures from the department and return this form to the College of Graduate Studies for processing.
U of I students who earned a master’s or a doctoral degree and wish to apply for a graduate certificate must submit a graduate Readmission application.
It is recommended that you consult with your major professor prior to selecting a graduate certificate to go concurrent with your graduate program.