This $255,999 National Science Foundation award under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program will support Zenoleap LLC's development of novel superconducting neuromorphic computing circuits. The awardee will design, fabricate, and characterize atomic-tunable memristors and superconducting quantum interference device neurons to enable true biological brain-inspired deep learning network algorithms. This superconducting neuromorphic circuit aims to significantly improve energy...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) project grant award provides $650,000 to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York to develop energy-efficient optical brain-inspired (neuromorphic) computing devices. The project aims to establish a 3D nanofabrication platform that combines DNA-programmable assembly and conventional lithographic methods to create novel optical metamaterials and integrate them into neuromorphic...
This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the TIP (Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships) program (CFDA 47.084), aims to develop a novel, multifunctional neural probe for advancing neuroscience research. The $254,456 grant awarded to Neurobionics Inc. on August 15, 2024, will fund the integration of electrical, optical, and chemical capabilities into a single implantable device. This versatile tool will enable...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $275,000 STTR Phase I grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) to Goeppert LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business located in Philadelphia, PA. The purpose of this project is to develop a novel manufacturing process for integrating two-dimensional molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) material into high-aspect-ratio CMOS-compatible trenches to create high-density, energy-efficient memristors for...
This $500,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program supports a collaborative research effort between Yale University and its partners to develop energy-efficient algorithms and hardware for spike-based edge computing. The project aims to integrate spiking neural networks (SNNs), a brain-inspired computing paradigm, with modern integrated circuits to enable practical deployment of neuromorphic...
This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $1,000,000 in funding to Ai Pow LLC, a minority-owned, small disadvantaged business located in College Station, TX. The project aims to develop a hardware-aware AutoML platform to enable efficient deployment of AI models on resource-constrained edge devices for real-time defect detection in...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $275,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant to Taumat LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program. The grant aims to establish a new approach to high-performance central processing unit (CPU) thermal management by developing and applying innovative solid-state thermal energy storage (TES) materials and hardware. The project objectives are to: 1)...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $272,615 to Lab2701 LLC to develop an Oscillator Processing Unit (OPU), a novel analog computing device intended for edge computing applications. The OPU aims to overcome the Von Neumann bottleneck, enabling faster, more energy-efficient, and smaller form factor computing compared to traditional digital processors. The project leverages two...
This $264,338 National Science Foundation Project Grant through the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will fund research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham to develop neuromorphic computing technologies using spin-orbitronic properties in quantum materials. The two-year project beginning in February 2023 aims to utilize spin-orbit coupling effects in emerging materials like two-dimensional and topological materials to emulate artificial synapses and neurons with nonvolatile,...
This Project Grant award of $210,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) supports an interdisciplinary research effort to develop an efficient, situation-aware artificial intelligence (AI) processing system leveraging advanced 2-terminal spin-orbit torque magnetic random access memory (SOT-MRAM) technology. The project brings together experts across materials science, device fabrication, integrated circuit design,...