Consolidation is the order of the day. Success comes from anticipating, not responding to, change. Responses of that kind are essential survival tools and they call for a skilled and adaptable workforce that is far beyond the current educational system capabilities. It is therefore in the interests of both the industry and the universities to partner to achieve their common goals. The goal is to promote Business - Engineering collaboration both in teaching and research.
Key programs focus on partnership to promote closer dialog, interchange and sponsorship.
The challenge is to deliver the total system solutions that are needed for future competitiveness in high-tech industry. Before joining the ASU team, Dr. Robertson was Director of Motorola's semiconductor package design and simulation research group. He joined Motorola in 1993 from Edinburgh University, UK where he held the endowed Chair in Microelectronics.