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Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the US government
agency responsible for creating much of the framework of the internet in
the late 60s and early 70s, is teaming up with the Semiconductor
Research Corporation (SRC) to grant nearly $200 million to top
universities in the United States. Not only is this intended to bring
forward a new generation of processors, but the money is intended to
keep the US at the forefront of semiconductor research and design.
The $194 million will be headed towards top US universities: University of Illinois, University of Michigan, University of Minnesota, Notre Dame, UCLA, and UC Berkeley. The research teams there will be developing real-world uses of experimental technology like nanomaterials and quantum computing, while taking existing semiconductor tech into a new era. Over the next five years, these six universities will be focused on making CPUs that are energy efficient, scalable, and extraordinarily powerful.
With different areas of expertise, the six universities will be taking
on different tasks with the funding they’re receiving. Notre Dame is
working on integrated circuits to develop powerful chips for devices
with low power requirements. Everything from implantable medical devices
to high-end military equipment can take advantage of any breakthroughs
in this area. UC Berkeley is taking on scalability of distributed
computing on the scale of an entire city. Turning big cities like New
York or Austin into a connected mesh could have huge benefits for
efficiency and emergency response. UCLA is working on new CPUs by
exploiting atomic scale material. Intel is already making CPUs at a 22nm
process. As they near the atomic scale, everything gets more complex
and more difficult to advance. This research will hopefully keep Moore’s law going for years to come.
The University of Michigan is developing 3D interconnects and memory based on new circuit fabrics. Better circuitry that offers more power and flexibility is vital for the advancement of modern computing. The University of Illinois is researching nanoscale fabrics. Nanotech is the next big thing, and other countries are putting massive resources into further developing this field. If the US is going to remain competitive, this absolutely needs to be a top priority. Most interestingly, The University of Minnesota is researching spintronics. Harnessing the natural spin of electrons to store data has the potential for substantial energy savings, but we’ve yet to crack that nut successfully. Hopefully, this funding will hurdle us faster towards a working solution.
This funding isn’t going to make or break the US as a player in the future of computers, but it does lend a helping hand in pushing the envelope. The more technology we develop and successfully implement, the more relevant we’ll be as a player in the tech field in the coming decades. Money like this from the government and industry consortiums will make a noticeable difference when competing nations come knocking on our door.
[Image credit: Lemsipmatt]
DARPA-funded research consortium aims to invent the chip of the future
- By Grant Brunner on January 18, 2013
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The $194 million will be headed towards top US universities: University of Illinois, University of Michigan, University of Minnesota, Notre Dame, UCLA, and UC Berkeley. The research teams there will be developing real-world uses of experimental technology like nanomaterials and quantum computing, while taking existing semiconductor tech into a new era. Over the next five years, these six universities will be focused on making CPUs that are energy efficient, scalable, and extraordinarily powerful.
With different areas of expertise, the six universities will be taking
on different tasks with the funding they’re receiving. Notre Dame is
working on integrated circuits to develop powerful chips for devices
with low power requirements. Everything from implantable medical devices
to high-end military equipment can take advantage of any breakthroughs
in this area. UC Berkeley is taking on scalability of distributed
computing on the scale of an entire city. Turning big cities like New
York or Austin into a connected mesh could have huge benefits for
efficiency and emergency response. UCLA is working on new CPUs by
exploiting atomic scale material. Intel is already making CPUs at a 22nm
process. As they near the atomic scale, everything gets more complex
and more difficult to advance. This research will hopefully keep Moore’s law going for years to come.The University of Michigan is developing 3D interconnects and memory based on new circuit fabrics. Better circuitry that offers more power and flexibility is vital for the advancement of modern computing. The University of Illinois is researching nanoscale fabrics. Nanotech is the next big thing, and other countries are putting massive resources into further developing this field. If the US is going to remain competitive, this absolutely needs to be a top priority. Most interestingly, The University of Minnesota is researching spintronics. Harnessing the natural spin of electrons to store data has the potential for substantial energy savings, but we’ve yet to crack that nut successfully. Hopefully, this funding will hurdle us faster towards a working solution.
This funding isn’t going to make or break the US as a player in the future of computers, but it does lend a helping hand in pushing the envelope. The more technology we develop and successfully implement, the more relevant we’ll be as a player in the tech field in the coming decades. Money like this from the government and industry consortiums will make a noticeable difference when competing nations come knocking on our door.
[Image credit: Lemsipmatt]
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