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  • 2021

    Tsinghua University was approved by the Ministry of Education as a doctoral degree authorization point for the first-level discipline of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering.

  • April 2021

    Tsinghua University established the School of Integrated Circuits.

  • October 2020

    The Degree Evaluation Committee of Tsinghua University agreed to add doctoral and master's degree authorization points for the first-level disciplines of integrated circuit science and engineering.

  • May 2019

    The National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Education approved the construction of the "National Integrated Circuit Industry-Education Integration Innovation Platform".

  • August 2015

    The "Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Future Chip Technology", established primarily by the Department of Micro-Nano Electronics, was approved.

  • 2015

    The Ministry of Education, the Development and Reform Commission, and the Ministry of Science and Technology approved the construction of the first phase of "National Demonstrative Microelectronics Colleges".

  • October 2007

    The Ministry of Education approved the construction of the "Engineering Research Center for Solid-state Devices and Integrated Technology ".

  • 2007

    The first year of undergraduates from the Department of Microelectronics and Nanoelectronics graduated.

  • 2006

    The Department of Microelectronics and Nanoelectronics was among the first to be awarded the right to confer engineering master's degrees in the field of "Integrated Circuit Engineering".

  • 2004

    The first year of full-time engineering graduate students recruited by the integrated circuit talent training base enrolled.

  • March 2004

    Tsinghua University approved the establishment of the Department of Microelectronics and Nanoelectronics.

  • July 2003

    The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science and Technology approved the construction of the "National Integrated Circuit Talent Training Base".

  • June 2002

    The establishment of the Party Committee of the Institute of Microelectronics was approved.

  • 2001

    The first cohort of full-time second-degree students in Electronic Science and Technology (integrated circuit design and manufacturing technology strand) was recruited (for three consecutive years).

  • 2001

    Microelectronics and solid-state electronics were rated as national key disciplines.

  • 1998

    The department obtained the right to confer doctoral and master's degrees in the first-level disciplines of electronic science and technology.

  • June 1990

    The General Party Branch of the Institute of Microelectronics was approved as a branch directly under the University Party Committee.

  • May 1990

    China's first scientific research process line capable of developing 1-micron VLSI and complete processing was established.

  • 1986

    The construction of the Institute of Microelectronics was completed.

  • January 1986

    The Party General Branch of the Microelectronics Institute, directly under the Party Committee of the Department of Electronic Engineering, was established.

  • November 1985

    The Institute of Microelectronics was approved to establish a postdoctoral research station for semiconductor physics and devices.

  • August 1980

    Tsinghua University passed the "Decision on Establishing the Institute of Microelectronics of Tsinghua University" at the 16th Conference on the Work of University President and established a new institute.

  • 1978

    The Semiconductor Research Division moved back from Mianyang and became affiliated with the Department of Electronic Engineering (now the Department of Computer Science and Technology).

  • 1970

    Tsinghua University Electronics Factory established a semiconductor workshop.

  • 1970

    The Department of Radio Electronics and the Semiconductor Research Division moved to the Sichuan Mianyang campus.

  • 1957

    The Department of Radio Electronics (now the Department of Electronic Engineering) established a Semiconductor Research Division, which included the semiconductor major.

  • 1956

    Tsinghua University introduced a semiconductor major.