This is a $690,871 definitive contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to the University of Southern California (USC) for the Integrity and Reliability of Integrated Circuits (IRIS) Phase III program. The contract, which does not have a set-aside designation, will investigate the acceleration of stress-induced degradation of advanced complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) technology nodes. USC has subcontracted a portion of the work to Arizona State University to conduct innovative modeling for the physics of aging in advanced CMOS technologies. DARPA's IRIS program aims to develop methods to ensure the integrity and reliability of integrated circuits, which are critical components in defense systems. As a leading research university, USC has extensive experience collaborating with federal agencies like DARPA on advanced research and development projects across a range of scientific and engineering disciplines.