Block Grant 2301NCCCDX

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $304,900 to Magnolia Electronics Inc. supports the development of a machine learning-enabled analog-to-digital converter (ADC) prototype. The project aims to demonstrate a new approach to ADCs, which convert analog signals into digital values used in computers and electronics. The proposed machine learning ADC can measure denser signals and enable faster data...

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded a $19,958,193.66 Project Grant under the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program (CFDA 11.038) to Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) to accelerate the development of 5nm complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) radio transceiver application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) components, system-on-chip, and chiplets. Over the three-year performance period from February 2025 to January 2028, ADI will...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $200,001 to Duke University to develop innovative analog correlators and circuits-system co-design to enable dense and in-situ spectrum monitoring. The key products and services to be delivered include: Ultra-efficient, single-shot analog cross-correlators capable of rapidly computing cross-correlations between input signals and template waveforms to enable low-latency spectrum sensing....

This $233,625 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will fund the acquisition of an automated photonic alignment/probe station with a high brightness photon-pair source and dual channel ultra-low-noise photon counter. This state-of-the-art characterization station will enable unique optical and electronic measurement capabilities for faculty, researchers, and students at the City College of New York (CCNY). The station...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Program Project Grant, awarded to Duke University, aims to develop more robust object detection methods and augmented reality (AR) techniques to enhance the reliability of AR applications in real-world settings. The $599,817 award, granted on November 1, 2023, will enable the project team to: 1) design and develop a robust AR object detection framework to enhance the reliability of AR object detectors;...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) provides $300,000 to Oregon State University (OSU) to design efficient error-correcting codes for improving the reliability and performance of flash memory systems, communication systems, and magnetic recording systems. The project aims to develop innovative codes based on the theory of elementary symmetric functions (ESF) that can effectively...

This $300,000 Project Grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) to the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (Tees) for the period of July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027. The grant supports the development of a new type of "Quantized-Analog Error-Correcting Code (QA-ECC)" to enable reliable in-memory computing for next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) systems. The research aims to...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems Project Grant, awarded under CFDA Program 47.041 Engineering, provides $450,000 in funding to Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) from January 2025 through December 2029. The award supports research to develop a novel paradigm for single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) imaging sensors that can operate near the quantum limit at room temperature. Key objectives include: Establishing a scientific framework to...

Applied Diamond, Inc. was awarded a $206,380 project grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a diamond detector system for ion-beam diagnostics. The grant-funded project will support the design and testing of an innovative diamond-based detector that can be used to characterize the properties of ion beams with unprecedented resolution. This detector system aligns with the Office of Science's mission...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate provides $289,839 to The Trustees of Columbia University in New York, New York for a collaborative research project titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SII-NRDZ:SPECTRUM SHARING VIA CONSUMPTION MODELS AND TELEMETRY - PROTOTYPING AND FIELD TESTING IN AN URBAN FCC INNOVATION ZONE." The project period runs from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025. The award supports the development...