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Packaging and Characterization Certificate Program

State-of-the-art technologies, processes, and tools

The semiconductor packaging and characterization certificate program prepares students for careers in the semiconductor and electronics industry by teaching the principles of semiconductor packaging.

Students will learn about the fundamental electrical, thermal, reliability, and materials considerations and trade-offs, and state-of-the-art technologies, processes, and tools. The courses will consist of two to three asynchronous lectures and one in-person lab per week. Labs will be held at the Virginia Tech Research Center in Arlington, Virginia and at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia.

Registration is now open for the
Summer 2025 Session:

 

MAY 26 - AUGUST 8, 2025. 

 

CPES Packaging Lab

NEW! We are proud to announce our first ever online only version of the FTSC Program (Lectures Only). With this program, students who are not available to take in-person classes during the Summer can take the first half of the certificate program remotely. A full certification will require in-person, hands-on lab only portion, which will be available in the Spring of 2026. See below tab for more details.

REGISTRATION CLOSES MAY 19TH

Registration is now open for the Summer 2025 Session:
MAY 26 - AUGUST 8, 2025. 


Lab training for this cohort will be available at:  

Virginia Tech, Arlington
Virginia Military Institution, Lexington

Discounts Offered

We are proud to serve our Virginia community and are extending a few discount options for the following:
**NOTE: Codes are Case Sensitive

Lectures & Labs (Full Certification):


Discount code: PkgV25ST

This 75% discount code is for: Highschool graduates, Community college students, Bachelors level students, Masters level students, PhD students, and Teachers. Limited to Virginia Residents.


Discount code: PkgV25mil

This 97% discount code is for: Active duty military, Veterans, Military Reserve, Military spouse and immediate family. Limited to Virginia Residents.

Lectures Only:


Discount code: PLO25ST

This 67% discount code is for: Highschool graduates, Community college students, Bachelors level students, Masters level students, PhD students, and Teachers. Limited to Virginia Residents.


Discount code: PLO25mil

This 93% discount code is for: Active duty military, Veterans, Military Reserve, Military spouse and immediate family. Limited to Virginia Residents.

Schedule

The packaging certificate program will be 10 weeks and will include 60 hours of asynchronous online lectures, and 40 hours of hands-on, in-person lab training. The course consists of 4 modules:

  • Packaging components, materials, and processes
  • Electrical design
  • Thermal design
  • Reliability

Outcomes

Students will learn how to design, build, and test semiconductor packages through simulation tools and gain hands-on packaging experience in labs using state-of-the-art equipment.

Having successfully completed this program, students will be able to:

  • Design basic architecture and layout of a semiconductor package
  • Analyze the electrical and thermal characteristics of a semiconductor package
  • Select appropriate materials and processes for the fabrication of a semiconductor package
  • Fabricate and characterize a semiconductor package using state-of-the-art equipment
  • Determine failure mechanisms and reliability for a semiconductor package.

Roles You’ll Be Ready For

Participants will be ready for entry-level engineering and technician positions in the semiconductor packaging industry following the completion of the program.

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