At a Glance
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$19M
Construction Value
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- University Park, Pennsylvania
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The Pennsylvania State University
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GLO Consultants, Inc
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- Location
- University Park, Pennsylvania
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- The Pennsylvania State University
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- GLO Consultants, Inc
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Penn State Microchip Research Cleanroom Facility
The Pennsylvania State University’s (Penn State’s) Department of Electrical Engineering needed a space where they could work with external research partners to develop advanced semiconductor devices and packaging processes. They engaged our team to help.
Located in Penn State’s Center for Heterogeneous Integration of Micro Electronic Systems (CHIMES), this cleanroom renovation includes the design of the new microelectronic systems packaging research laboratories. We are also assisting the University in determining the anticipated cost of construction for this effort.
The research has been divided into two distinct processes—wet material processing and dry packaging processes—and will be split between two buildings on campus. Our scope of work within each facility encompasses the fit out of new cleanroom space as well as modifications to existing space with minimal disruptions to existing research activities.
Wet material processing will be housed within an expansion of the existing H-Class cleanroom at Penn State’s Materials Research Institute within the Millennium Science Complex. Portions of their Electrical Engineering West facility will be updated to meet current design and research standards for the dry packaging processes suite.
When complete in the summer of 2026, these renovated and updated spaces will support Penn State and their partners in developing advanced semiconductor devices and packaging processes.
At a Glance
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$19M
Construction Value
- Location
- University Park, Pennsylvania
- Offices
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Client
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The Pennsylvania State University
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Partners
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GLO Consultants, Inc
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- Location
- University Park, Pennsylvania
- Offices
- Client
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- The Pennsylvania State University
- Partners
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- GLO Consultants, Inc
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George Rieke, Senior Associate
Each research facility we design reflects its inspiring community—and seeks to stimulate curiosity, learning, collaboration, and discovery.
Alex Wing, Principal, Education
Balancing analysis and design, I develop an optimal match between academic, research, and support facilities, and the client’s mission.
Stuart Shrauger, Principal
Why do people become engineers? For me it was a great interest in mechanical things. How do they work? How were they made? How can I make them better?
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