On the Money with J. Daniel Pluff & Laiza Semidey

Money In Motion: Onondaga Community College Simulated Clean Room Laboratory

Clip: Season 4 Episode 2 | 2m 57sVideo has Closed Captions

Onondaga Community College Simulated Clean Room Laboratory

Aired 10/03/2024 | Rating NR

On the Money with J. Daniel Pluff & Laiza Semidey

Money In Motion: Onondaga Community College Simulated Clean Room Laboratory

Clip: Season 4 Episode 2 | 2m 57sVideo has Closed Captions

Onondaga Community College Simulated Clean Room Laboratory

The microchip manufacturing industry is expanding in Central New York, and to meet the demand for talent, Onondaga Community College is investing $15 million in a simulated clean room laboratory. This 5,000-square-foot facility will provide hands-on training for those interested in the semiconductor industry, preparing them for jobs with companies like Micron. Take a look at how this new facility

Aired 10/03/2024 | Rating NR

On the Money with J. Daniel Pluff & Laiza Semidey is a local public television program presented by WCNY

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MICRON.

TAKE A LOOK.

FABRICATION.

IT COULD BE FOR A LOT OF PURPOSES, BUT IT'S KEPT EXTREMELY CLEAN, THE AIR IS FILTERED TO A LEVEL WHERE THERE IS NO PARTICLES THAT WOULD INTERFERE WITH THE PROCESS THAT'S AT A NANO SCALE.

SO SOMETHING LIKE SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING.

THE CLEAN ROOM SIMULATION LAB WILL FACILITATE TRAINING FOR THE WORKFORCE BY MIMICKING THE REAL ACTIVITIES THAT THEY WILL DO AS AN EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN.

WE WILL HAVE WHAT THEY CALL TOOLS HERE.

THESE ARE BIG PIECES OF MACHINERY THAT HAVE MULTIPLE SENSORS AND DEVICES ON THEM RELATED TO SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING.

THEY'RE USEFUL THOUGH FOR BEING ABLE TO EXPOSE STUDENTS TO WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE TO WORK, RUN THOSE MACHINES, TO BE SAFE WITH THEM, TO BE CLEAN WITH THEM AND TO MAKE SURE THEY WORK PROPERLY.

SO WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF MORE THAN $15 MILLION RENOVATION OF WHITNEY APPLIED TECHNOLOGY CENTER.

THE WHOLE VISION FOR THIS PLACE IS TO CREATE A MORE WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT WHERE WE CAN BRING IN TOURS OF YOUNGER STUDENTS SO THEY CAN SEE FIRSTHAND WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE AT COLLEGE AND TO LEARN A TECHNOLOGY.

WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE OUR PROGRAM AND TO HAVE THESE NEW FACILITIES.

SO THE NICE PART IS THAT ONONDAGA COUNTY PUT UP $5 MILLION TO SUPPORT THE RENOVATION.

NEW YORK STATE PUT IN $5 MILLION AND MICRON ALSO WITH IN KIND CONTRIBUTIONS AND EQUIPMENT AND MONEY, IS AN ADDITIONAL $5 MILLION.

IT'S A BIG RENOVATION, A LOT OF NEW LABS, BESIDE THE CLEAN ROOM SIMULATION LAB ARE INTEGRATED INTO THE RENOVATION AND WILL JUMP START A LARGE NUMBER OF PROGRAMS IN THE TECHNOLOGY FIELD.

THE CLEAN ROOM SIMULATION LAB WAS DESIGNED WITH THE COMMUNITY'S USE WITH ACCESSIBILITY IN MIND.

BY HAVING THE GLASS ENCLOSURES, BEING ABLE TO SEE FROM THE OUTSIDE, YOU CAN BRING IN TOURS, IT WILL BE OPEN, A LOT OF WINDOWS, ABILITY TO LOOK IN AND SEE PEOPLE USING THE EQUIPMENT AND UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS LIKE TO BE IN A CLEAN ROOM WITHOUT HAVING TO GO IN.

AND ONCE THE CLEAN ROOM SIMULATION LAB IS OPEN, WE WILL BRING THEM HERE TO SHOW THEM WHAT THAT IS LIKE.

THERE IS ALSO GOING TO BE A GOWNING ROOM.

SO YOU PUT ON WHAT IS CALLED A BUNNY SUIT TO KEEP YOU CLEAN WHEN YOU ARE WORKING IN THAT ENVIRONMENT.

BE ABLE TO BRING STUDENTS UP, POTENTIAL PEOPLE INTERESTED IN THIS FIELD AND LET THEM EXPERIENCE THAT FIRSTHAND.

GOWN UP AND GO IN THE CLEAN ROOM AND SEE WHAT IT IS LIKE WORKING WITH THIS TYPE OF PPP ON.

WITH A COMPANY LIKE MICRON COMING IN, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE A TEACHING FACILITY LIKE THIS TO REALLY SHOW THEM.

MICRON IS SOMETHING WE HAVE NEVER SEEN IN CENTRAL NEW YORK.

WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURERS.

WE ARE NOT REALLY THAT FAMILIAR WITH THAT PROCESS.

SO BEING ABLE TO EXPOSE PEOPLE TO THAT TECHNOLOGY AND LET THEM SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE TO WORK IN THIS ENVIRONMENT, WILL BE CRITICAL FOR THEM TO GET EXCITED