Research at ASU to advance semiconductor technology — particularly by Fulton Schools faculty members —has been a major contributing factor to putting Arizona at the forefront of the microelectronics industry’s emerging boom. Kyles Squires, dean of the Fulton Schools, says the university has put itself in a position to help lead the revival through multiple efforts, especially the expansion of the Fulton Schools and re-inventing a facility as the MacroTechnology Works at the ASU research Park to focus on improving the performance of microelectronics. Another step is the opening of the School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks,  a part of the Fulton Schools, which will help increase ASU’s focus on growing the workforce for domestic semiconductor manufacturing.