Future of electric vehicle industry goal of University of Michigan state partnership

ANN ARBOR, MI - The University of Michigan is one of multiple partners with the state on a global semiconductor center to address worldwide computer chip shortages. The Semiconductor Talent and Automotive Research initiative, or STAR, is a collaboration between the university, semiconductor company KLA, Belgium-based innovator imec, Washtenaw Community College, General Motors and the Michigan Economic Development Corp. The public-private partnership aims to develop a workforce and infrastructure to find semiconductor applications for the automotive industry, particularly with electrification and autonomous mobility, officials said. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer praised the...