Partnerships between electronics manufacturers and institutions of higher education are helping to prepare the next generation of engineering for real world challenges; this effort presents many benefits for both sides. While at APEC this year, I became aware that Littelfuse was working with the University of Alabama (U of A) on the development of SiC power semiconductor devices during an APEC meeting with Littelfuse and Sujit Banerjee, CEO of Monolith Semiconductor in which we discussed university partnerships with industry. University of Alabama students are getting hands-on industry training from Littelfuse. .