Semi Foundation

The semi foundation supports the development of registered apprenticeship training programs, other work-and-learn programs, and curriculum for highschool, upskilling, and reskilling to train workers to enter and advance in the industry. In 2024, the foundation supported a registered apprenticeship program in california and was building similar programs in arizona and michigan. In addition, the foundation developed extensive curriculum for use in high schools, preapprenticeships, and other training programs. The foundation is focusing on educating the semiconductor industry on the registered apprenticeship model and encouraging its adoption due to its ability to expand the workforce as an industry led program, providing wellskilled workers who have job mobility.

Since its inception, the semi foundation has sponsored semi high tech u (htu), an interactive educational program designed to excite students throughout elementary, middle, and high school about science, technology, engineering, and math (stem) and expose them to potential career opportunities in the microelectronics industry. In 2024, the semi foundation reached more than 3,000 students in the united states, europe, and southeast asia; since its launch, the program has served more than 14,000 students and teachers in austria, france, india, japan, korea, the netherlands, singapore, and taiwan.