Meet the growing demand for experts in semiconductor processing and manufacturing.
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May 11, 2026
App Deadline
April 20, 2026
Semiconductor Manufacturing, Processing, and Devices – Graduate Certificate
The semiconductor industry is experiencing unprecedented growth, which has created strong demand for skilled scientists and engineers. Michigan State University’s Graduate Certificate in Semiconductor Manufacturing, Processing, and Devices provides specialized training in the technologies driving our digital future. Position yourself at the cutting edge of this critical field, which impacts nearly every industry.
The Graduate Certificate in Semiconductor Manufacturing, Processing, and Devices offers research and training in semiconductors, and is designed to make students more competitive for careers in semiconductor processing and manufacturing.
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What You’ll Learn
This certificate provides you with practical expertise in semiconductor technology. You’ll learn how to:
- Design and simulate advanced integrated circuits
- Master semiconductor fabrication techniques
- Understand device physics and operation
- Develop micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS)
- Apply cleanroom procedures and testing methodologies
“The ECE program partners with Fraunhofer USA Center Midwest, which focuses on wide-band gap semiconductors and advanced plasma technology. There are numerous opportunities to work with Fraunhofer as an MSU student.”
Qi Hua Fan
MSU ECE Professor
Career Opportunities
Graduates are prepared for advanced positions in:
- Semiconductor device engineering
- Integrated circuit design
- MEMS development
- Process engineering
- Research and development
- Manufacturing operations
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$127k
Semiconductor device engineers earn a median salary of $127,000.
— Glassdoor
Maximize your career potential by applying all 9 credits from your Semiconductor Manufacturing, Processing, and Device Certificate toward the elective requirement of MSU’s prestigious online Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
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Admission Summary
All it takes is three simple steps:
Step 2: Submit your documents:
- Official transcripts from all previous universities
- Three letters of recommendation
- Academic statement (two pages discussing your graduate study plans)
- Personal statement (two pages introducing us to your background and motivation)
Step 3: Pay application fee:
- $65 domestic students
- $75 international students
Learn more about our admission journey on the admission page.
Semiconductor Manufacturing, Processing, and Devices Certificate Courses
Students must complete a minimum of 9 credits from the following courses:
Advanced topics in digital integrated circuit design. Design specifications: functionality, performance, reliability manufacturability, testability, cost. Standard cells. Design-rule checking. Circuit extraction, simulation, verification. Team-based design.
Technology. Device modeling. Circuit simulation. Integrated circuit building blocks. Amplifiers, comparators, converters. Switched-capacitor filters. Analog signal processing circuits.
Plasma kinetic and macroscopic plasma transport theory. Electromagnetic wave propagation and charged particle diffusion processes in plasma. Electromagnetic energy absorption via elastic and inelastic collisions. DC, RF, and microwave discharges.
Micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS). Fundamentals of micromachining and microfabrication techniques. Design and analysis of devices and systems in mechanical, electrical, fluidic, and thermal energy and signal domains. Sensing and transduction mechanisms, including capacitive and piezoresistive techniques. Design and analysis of miniature sensors and actuators. Examples of existing devices and their applications.
Design, simulation, fabrication, and testing of integrated microsystems. Development of a complete microsystem containing sensors and actuators using Silicon-On-Glass (SOG) MEMS process. Basic E/D MOS circuits chips will be designed and simulated but will not be fabricated. Fabricated MEMS chips will be tested.
Applications of quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics in solids. Band theory of semiconductors. Electrical transport phenomena. P-n junctions.
Operating properties of semiconductor devices including DC, AC, transient and noise models of FET, BJ, metal-semiconductor contact, heterostructure, microwave, and photonic devices.
Cleanroom procedures and safety. Instrumentation for microfabrication processes and device measurements. Fabrication and testing of devices.
Carrier scattering, single particle and collective transport, quantum effects, hot electron effects, and electron-phonon interactions.
A student may earn a maximum of 6 credits in all enrollments for this course. Topics vary each semester.
