➀ UKESF launches £4.75 million Semiconductor STEP program, funded by the UK政府, to address critical skills shortages in the semiconductor sector through targeted education and training initiatives;

➁ The program includes four projects: Semiconductor Skills in Schools, Semiconductor Talent Award, Semiconductor Skills Development Course, and Semiconductor Skills for Physics Graduates, focusing on K-12 outreach, university scholarships, design training, and post-graduate upskilling;

➂ Aligned with the UK’s 2023 Semiconductor Strategy, the one-year initiative aims to build a sustainable talent pipeline, with potential for extended funding amid ongoing government reviews.

➀ Madhuparna Datta from Cadence Design Systems has joined the UK Electronics Skill Foundation (UKESF) board as a Trustee.

➁ She has over 25 years of experience in the semiconductor industry and is currently the Application Engineer Director at Cadence.

➂ Madhuparna brings extensive expertise and a commitment to inspiring young people to pursue electronics, particularly addressing the gender imbalance in the sector.

➀ Nandni Jamnadas is a UKESF Scholar and a student at Royal Holloway, University of London, also working as a Software Tool Chain Engineer at Embecosm.

➁ She is a member of the Embecosm GNU compiler team and leads the CORE-V GNU tool chain project.

➂ Her achievements include contributing to GNU, creating tailored tool chains for customers, and implementing new features in the CORE-V tool chain.