This $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program aims to develop a self-paced, online curriculum that provides non-STEM professionals with training to enter the chip design industry. The "BASICS" program is a partnership between New York University's (NYU) Bridge Program, Computer Engineering Department, and the "Zero-to-ASICs" online curriculum. The program will...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Traineeship (NRT) Program award to the University of South Florida (USF) will develop and implement a comprehensive, experiential learning-based education, research, training, and skills development program in semiconductor design, manufacturing, and packaging. With $3,000,000 in funding from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2029, the project anticipates training 75 Ph.D. and 133 M.S. students, including 15 Ph.D. and 8 M.S. funded trainees, across...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education Program (CFDA 47.076) Project Grant award of $2,475,715 to The Johns Hopkins University supports the development of an innovative educational program to train graduate students in artificial intelligence (AI)-driven semiconductor materials and device research. The program aims to prepare a multidisciplinary workforce fluent in both the science underlying electronic device fabrication and the incorporation of AI/machine learning into the...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Traineeship (NRT) program award in the amount of $2,999,999 to the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) will develop an innovative convergent graduate research training program in the area of next-generation complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) + X semiconductor technologies. The program aims to train approximately 170 graduate students, including 20 funded Ph.D. students, 75 unfunded Ph.D. students, and 75 unfunded M.S. students,...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program to Arizona State University, Division (doing business as Orspa), for the project "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SHF: MEDIUM: TINY CHIPLETS FOR BIG AI: A RECONFIGURABLE-ON-PACKAGE SYSTEM". This 4-year project (7/1/2024 - 6/30/2028) aims to pioneer a computing system for massive AI workloads, including new architectural and design automation...
This $469,995 project grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076), aims to develop a semiconductor curriculum and learning framework for high school students. The project will create game-based semiconductor modules and hands-on learning experiences, enhanced with artificial intelligence (AI) technology, to engage diverse students in exploring semiconductor design and manufacturing. Key activities...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $1,484,704 to develop and pilot an industry-wide semiconductor workforce certification program. The project, led by The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF-SUNY), will create a unified advanced manufacturing competency model and semiconductor manufacturing sub-sector competency model, and develop a certification program and web-based portal for...
This $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program will support the development of automated artificial intelligence (AI) systems to design high-frequency computer chips with minimal human intervention. The key products and services to be delivered include: Co-designing deeply pipelined zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) accelerators, a cutting-edge cryptographic technology for privacy-preserving...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Arizona State University a $500,000 Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to revolutionize graduate education in semiconductor manufacturing. The 3-year grant will develop a virtual semiconductor manufacturing line and provide hands-on training for students, aiming to address the complexity of concepts in this field and the challenges of doubling the existing semiconductor workforce in response to the CHIPS and Science Act. Key...
This Project Grant award of $450,000 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) aims to develop novel approaches to electronic design automation (EDA) for creating high-performance and efficient computer hardware. The research introduces a strategy that combines formal techniques with learning-based optimization to enable differentiable hardware synthesis, particularly suited for heterogeneous computing. This new...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $3,000,000 to New York University (NYU) to develop an innovative PhD traineeship model that empowers researchers from diverse disciplines to design specialized computer hardware and application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs). The key products and services to be delivered include:
Tailored chip design coursework and a "Silicon Makerspace" that makes chip design software and hardware accessible to students across NYU, enabling them to gain practical experience in chip design and culminating in a chip tapeout.
High-impact interdisciplinary research projects that pair domain experts with hardware experts to drive transformative innovations in fields like biomedical devices, gene sequencing, cryptography, and more.
A public "Brooklyn Chips Summit" event featuring talks by leading chip design experts to engage the broader community.
The award aims to train 308 students, including 58 PhD trainees, to possess both deep domain knowledge and hardware design skills, creating a replicable model for cross-disciplinary hardware education in the U.S. This project has the potential for significant societal impact by enabling new breakthroughs in areas like healthcare, assistive technologies, and data privacy. The award period runs from August 2024 to July 2029.