华南理工大学微电子科学与工程专业的前身是半导体材料与器件专业，华南理工大学是全国最早建立该专业的10所工科院校之一。后历经半导体物理与器件、微电子技术、集成电路与系统集成、电子科学与技术等专业名称变迁。已形成了包括本科-硕士-博士的完整人才培养体系，是华南首个国家集成电路人才培养基地和首个电子与信息工程博士授权单位。

l  1958年：成立半导体材料与器件专业

l  2003年：电子科学与技术获批“广东省名牌专业”

l  2004年：获批教育部国家集成电路人才培养基地

l  2006年：集成电路设计与集成系统专业获批“国家特色专业”

l  2011年：获批“电子科学与技术”卓业工程师计划，为全国首批61所试点高校之一

l  2015年：获批教育部“示范性微电子学院”

l  2018年：微电子学院成立

l  2019年：微电子学院在华南理工大学广州国际校区招生，广东省首批“产业学院”

      The predecessor of the microelectronics science and engineering major of South China University of Technology is the major of semiconductor materials and devices. South China University of Technology is one of the first 10 engineering colleges in the country to establish this major. Afterwards, it has undergone changes in professional names such as semiconductor physics and devices, microelectronics technology, integrated circuits and system integration, and electronic science and technology. It has formed a complete talent training system including undergraduate-master-doctorate, and is the first national integrated circuit talent training base in South China and the first electronic and information engineering doctoral authorization school.

In 1958, the major of semiconductor Materials and Devices was established.

In 2003, electronic science and technology was approved as a prestigious major of Guangdong Province.

In 2004, the School was approved as the National IC Talent Training Base of the Ministry of Education .

In 2011, the School  was approved as one of the first 61 pilot universities in China under the program of Outstanding Engineers in Electronic Science and technology.

In 2015, the School  was approved as a demonstration College of Microelectronics of  the Ministry of Education.

In 2018, the School of  Microelectronics was established.

In 2019, the School of  Microelectronics enrolls students in Guangzhou International Campus of South China University of Technology, which is one of the first industrial colleges in Guangdong Province.