Call for White Papers in Design and Tools for Future Systems and Technologies

• Overview
• Research Scope
• White Paper Guidelines
• Timetable and Deadlines

Overview

Semiconductor Research Corp. (SRC) Global Research Collaboration (GRC) is soliciting White Papers in the areas of systems, circuits and tools for the design of novel, energy efficient platforms to collect, communicate, process and store information. The principal goals of this program are to understand and overcome scientific and technical barriers and to produce secure and resilient systems that take advantage of integrated-circuit scaling, heterogeneous integration and functional diversification.The motivation of this call is to target relatively long-term research for GRC. Specifically, the research activities should provide solutions that our members will need in 7–10 years for internal evaluation.

This call, issued to universities worldwide, may be addressed by an individual investigator or a research team. Our selection process is divided into two stages. Interested parties should submit 1-page White Papers describing the proposed research. Investigators or co-investigators may participate in no more than three submissions. Selected White Papers will result in invitations to submit full proposals. A limited number of these proposals will be selected for 3-year research projects. The number and sizes of the contracts awarded will be determined by the amount of available funds and the number of high-quality proposals. The anticipated funding level per project is expected to be in the range of $80K to $120K per year, which includes the overhead expenses charged by the institution. The amount of funding requested will be a factor in the selection process. Proposals that include university/government matching funds are strongly encouraged.

A simultaneous solicitation in Emerging Technologies in Materials, Processes, and Devices is being conducted: see /compete/s201213/.

Research Scope

Specific research topics of high interest to SRC members are summarized below.  Investigators should use standard metrics such as area, power, performance, etc. to show how the research might advance the state-of-the-art and meet long-term member needs.Particular areas of interest include the design and tools needed to enable heterogeneous architectures, analog and mixed-signal applications, embedded memories, and 3D integration.

White Paper Guidelines

White Papers are limited to one page in length, using a minimum of 10-point font size, and must be submitted via the SRC web-site. Submissions are due by Thursday, September 13, 2012, 3 PM EDT/12 PM PDT. Submissions not in compliance with all guidelines will be excluded from consideration.

Please include the following identifying information in your white paper:

• Project title
• Investigator(s)
• University
• Principal investigator's contacts (telephone number and e-mail address)
• Specific topic addressed from the above list (e.g. 1.4)

Please address the following in your white paper:

• Background: Emphasize area and problem to be addressed; match the most relevant topic addressed (Item #) in the list above; describe why research is being done; rationalize value in terms of semiconductor industry needs.
• Approach: Present your strategy for addressing the problem, including important findings from your research to date; state the role and novelty of this research in advancing knowledge and state-of-the-art; describe how you plan to interact with SRC member companies.
• Objective and Results: What do you plan to accomplish in a 3-year program; what is the anticipated output of a successful effort and benefit to SRC members?
• Funding Request and Participants: Provide a per-year approximation of overall funding requirements which should include overhead charges.  Please indicate the number of students supported and their degrees pursued.  Please also specify matching funds applicable to the proposed research, if any.
• Background IP - Identify any blocking pre-existing intellectual property on which new results will be based.

Awardees will be expected to:

• Participate in annual project review
• Interact with industry liaisons
• Submit reports for pre-defined deliverables
• Submit publications resulting from sponsored research
• Update information about participating students

Timetable and Deadlines

Please direct all technical questions to Dr. William Joyner, (william.joyner@src.org, 919-941-9472). All other questions should be directed to Leslie Faiers (leslie.faiers@src.org, 919-941-9455).