In March 2024, an educational design center for power electronics will be opened on the basis of Novosibirsk State Technical University (NETI).
The university was among the winners of the competitive selection within the framework of the federal project "Personnel training and scientific foundation for the electronic industry" of the state program "Scientific and Technological Development of the Russian Federation". Educational design centers and centers for collective design in the field of electronics are being created and developed on the basis of scientific organizations and universities with the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia.
Among the most important tasks of the new educational structure of NSTU-NETI are the training of highly qualified engineering personnel, scientific and technical personnel for design and production, as well as conducting research and testing using advanced laboratory equipment; organizing and conducting design work to ensure the successful solution of scientific and technical issues, problems, and tasks facing domestic power electronics; experimental research in the field of creating promising powerful hybrid integrated circuits (GIS); the development of technologies for the production of powerful GIS and experimental powerful GIS, including aerospace applications.
"NSTU-NETI is currently one of the leading centers of power electronics in Russia. Throughout its history, the university has been successfully involved in the creation of scientific and technical developments for civilian and military applications. The high scientific and technical potential was confirmed by successful participation of university departments in such important projects for the state as the Kinzhal hypersonic missile system and, the promising long-range aviation complex PAK DA, IL-114, MS-21, and Tu-214. Together with Reshetnev JSC, the concept of creating new power supply systems for future spacecraft has been developed. NSTU-NETI is one of the first developers of electric energy storage systems with a capacity of more than 1 MWatt in Russia. We also own one of the most effective developments of an automotive electromechanical power steering system," said Anatoly Bataev, Rector of NSTU-NETI.
The Power Electronics Training Design Center will be integrated into the ecosystem of the Power Electronics design Center opened under the Priority 2030 program, whose specialists are working on the sequential creation of three generations of hybrid integrated circuits with a capacity of more than 1 kWatt with the organization of their production using Flip Chip technology at the end of 2024.
The cost of the project from 2024 to 2026 will amount to more than 345 million rubles, of which 203 million rubles will be from the federal budget. Budget financing will allow equipping the educational design center with advanced equipment, including a universal installation for mounting crystals using Flip Chip technology with submicron accuracy; an X-ray inspection system for real-time inspection of printed circuit boards, components, sensors, and electronic components for detecting hidden defects, cracks, and foreign objects, with the option of X-ray A 3D tomograph; a vacuum furnace for soldering and casing chips with many options; and an automatic probe station.
Industrial partners of NSTU-NETI will participate in the creation and development of the new educational design center, including Reshetnev JSC, Novosibirsk Plant of Semiconductor Devices Vostok, IA Sever, scientific institutes of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and leading Russian universities of technical orientation.
"The main result of the development of the educational design center will be the training of scarce scientific and technical personnel in the field of power electronics and microelectronics, considering real industry trends and relevant required competencies. Moreover, we are talking about the training of truly elite engineers who, in the process of studying at the university, will master the most advanced high-tech equipment and, receive relevant competencies and knowledge. We have established a practical university—enterprise relationship, and with the opening of the educational design center for power electronics, we will provide the real sector of the economy with the best specialists," commented Sergey Kharitonov, Director of the Institute of Power Electronics at NSTU-NETI, head of the strategic project "Power Electronics and Intelligent Energy" at NSTU-NETI, Professor, Doctor of Technical Sciences.
