Center for Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing

The Center for Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing (CASM) advances the science, engineering, and application of robotics, artificial intelligence, sustainable operations, and advanced manufacturing technologies - training a new generation of innovators through hands-on, experiential learning alongside cutting-edge research. Housed within Syracuse University's Center for Science and Technology and situated inside the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS), CASM is part of a more than $100 million investment in strategically transforming STEM and expanding ECS at Syracuse University over the next five years.

A Facility Built for the Future of Automation and Robotics

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CASM is equipped with automated robots designed to work together and a state-of-the-art control room that replicates a modern, autonomous manufacturing line. The result is a teaching and research environment that mirrors real-world industrial production — giving students hands-on, experiential training on live systems while giving faculty and industry partners a proving ground to test next-generation, sustainable manufacturing solutions. From AI-enabled monitoring and control to resource- and fault-aware operations, the facility supports the full path from classroom learning to shared, industry-ready demonstration.

Foundational Pillars

Experiential Learning

Giving students direct, hands-on time on connected robotics, control-room systems, and live demonstrators that mirror real-world manufacturing. Students and faculty work side-by-side developing, testing, and maintaining the intelligent, precision-driven systems that define modern manufacturing environments — training the next generation of innovators through practice, not just coursework.

Human + Machine: Industry 5.0

Harnessing advanced technologies and artificial intelligence to advance Industry 5.0, where human expertise and intelligent automation work together to create industries that are more adaptive, resilient, and sustainable. This pillar spans robotics, mechatronics, and AI-enabled systems — from perception and digital twins to edge deployment — alongside the resource, contaminant, and fault-monitoring systems that keep manufacturing efficient and environmentally responsible.

University-Industry Partnership

CASM is an innovation hub where industry partners come to solve real manufacturing challenges alongside Syracuse University faculty and students. This pillar turns CASM's facility, research, and talent into a collaborative engine — one where industry needs shape research direction, shared demonstrators move ideas from concept to proof, and students gain direct exposure to industry practice.

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Who CASM Serves

CASM gives students hands-on, experiential training on live manufacturing systems, gives faculty a venue to turn research into real-world solutions through challenge-driven focus groups and funded proposals, and gives industry partners access to CASM as an innovation hub for solving real manufacturing challenges. The center brings together expertise in artificial intelligence, robotics, and advanced manufacturing.

Five Focused Research Areas 

  • Autonomous Manufacturing
  • Materials, Processing & Packaging
  • Sustainable & Resilient Operations
  • Semiconductor and Quantum Nexus
  • AI for Manufacturing 

What We Offer

  • Live testbed access 
  • Applied AI & data capability
  • Rapid proof-of-concept development 
  • Direct access to faculty research expertise 
  • Co-development of shared demonstrators 
  • Talent pipeline access 
  • Seminar & industry-review engagement
  • Structured path to joint proposals 

Powering the Region's Manufacturing Future 

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CASM opens as Micron Technology continues its $100 billion investment in Central New York — an investment expected to create 50,000 new jobs in the region, including 9,000 high-paying positions directly with Micron. As demand grows for a skilled advanced-manufacturing workforce, CASM positions Syracuse University and Central New York at the forefront of research, education, and workforce development in intelligent, advanced manufacturing.

CASM Faculty

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Bing Dong - Acting Director, Center for Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing
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Ethan Arnault
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Yue Cao
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Zhenyu Gan
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Moamer Hasanovic
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Pankaj Jha
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Alex K. Jones
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Garrett Ethan Katz
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Yizhi Liu
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Aoyi Luo
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Zhao Qin
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Qinru Qiu 
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Fabrizio Sabba
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Amit K. Sanyal
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Wanliang Shan
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Changmin Shi
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Yeqing Wang 
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Kun-Hao Yu
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Teng Zeng
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Tianyi Zhang