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Core skills · Beginner

Deep Tech Foundations

Two free courses: what deep tech is and how to judge it, and how chips are made and why they matter.

Two free, self-paced beginner courses, about two hours in all. Deep Tech Fluency: Foundations covers the major deep tech fields, technology readiness levels, ETA's PROOF check, how deep tech is funded and how organizations and regions can engage. Semiconductors and Chips: Foundations explains how chips are designed and made, supply chains and policy, the US manufacturing buildout and chip careers, with ETA's Chip risk check. Pair them with Robotics Fluency: Foundations and the Quantum courses.

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  1. Step 1 · Beginner · 57 min · 1 credit hour
    Deep Tech Fluency: Foundations

    A free, plain-language introduction to deep tech: the major fields, technology readiness levels, ETA's PROOF check for judging claims, how deep tech is funded and how your organization and region can engage. No science background needed.

  2. Step 2 · Beginner · 58 min · 1 credit hour
    Semiconductors and Chips: Foundations

    A free, plain-language introduction to semiconductors: what chips are, how they're designed and made, why supply chains and policy matter, the US manufacturing buildout and chip careers. No engineering background needed.

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