Mindanao Will Soon Be A Powerhouse Of Expertise In Electronics
Mindanao is not only the land of promise but of promising engineers in the field of electronics. The crop of engineers that MSU-IIT produced under our research programs is on a par with their peers elsewhere in the country and may even be better.
The country’s science leaders expressed optimism that Mindanao will soon be a powerhouse of expertise in electronics as the Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT) becomes a training hub of integrated circuit (IC) designers.
Executive Director Dr. Enrico C. Paringit of the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) called on the electronics industry players to train their sights in Mindanao for experts in IC design as MSU-IIT continues to produce highly trained and knowledgeable engineers in the said field.
MSU-IIT is on its third year of implementing the “µC-IC: Design of Microprocessor Integrated with Energy Harvesting and Power Management” program that aimed to design and fabricate a customized microcontroller IC chip that can harvest energy from ambient sources and perform vital functions for smart buildings, smart farming, risk reduction control and industrial applications, among others.
Related to this, various IC design training, such as Basic Analog IC Design, IC Design Layout, and Operational Amplifier Design were conducted for students and faculty in 12 universities in Mindanao.
Mentoring was also provided to university partners like Surigao State University, Holy Cross of Davao College, Xavier University, Jose Rizal Memorial State University and Notre Dame of Midsayap College, among others.
More than training, the program was also able to produce a total of 40 Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering graduates, 14 of which are now working in local IC design companies.
