Semiconductor Production Process Planning – Online Microcredential

Propel your career with engineering-focused skills in semiconductor manufacturing

Semiconductor innovations are fueling breakthrough performance across countless industries, and that performance starts on the production floor. When you earn a microcredential in semiconductor production process planning online from Oregon State University, you’ll gain advanced knowledge in production planning and control that will ensure that you — and your organization — stay ahead of the curve in the rapidly evolving semiconductor industry.

Through this 12-credit microcredential, offered online by Oregon State's innovative College of Engineering, you'll develop the skills to effectively manage semiconductor production operations. You'll learn to collect and analyze process data, align material requirements with demand and yields, and create flexible production schedules that balance key targets like throughput and responsiveness.

By applying industrial and systems engineering principles, you'll gain the expertise to design and oversee efficient, data-driven semiconductor manufacturing workflows, preparing you for roles in the semiconductor industry like production supervisor, process engineer and operations manager.

Coursework

Required courses (12 credits)

• IE 255 – Introductory Quantitative Analysis of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems (4)
• IE 355 – Quantitative Methods for System Analysis and Improvement (4)
• IE 367 – Production Planning and Control (4)

Not all courses are currently available in the schedule of classes. Check back later for course details.

Prerequisites

• MTH 252 – Integral Calculus (4)
• MTH 251 – Differential Calculus (4)
• IE 212 – Computational Methods for Industrial Engineering (4)
• ENGR 103 – Engineering Computation and Algorithmic Thinking (3)
• ENGR 102 – Design Engineering and Problem Solving (3)
• MTH 112Z – Precalculus II: Trigonometry (4)
• MTH 111Z – Precalculus I: Functions (4)

Skills

The in-demand skills you’ll develop as a student in this microcredential will give you what you need to stand out and level up in your career.

• Data collection and analysis
• Descriptive statistics and data visualization
• Statistical inference
• System analysis and improvement
• Forecasting
• Inventory management
• Production scheduling
• Materials and capacity planning

Contact us

For questions about the microcredential, including admissions and curriculum information, please contact Hector Vergara in the College of Engineering, at hector.vergara@oregonstate.edu.