This $390,862 federal Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Program (CFDA 47.070), supports collaborative research to design, fabricate, and demonstrate integrated circuit (IC) implementations of Oscillator Ising Machines (OIMs) for solving complex combinatorial optimization problems. The main goal is to improve the efficiency of solving a variety of societally important optimization problems by leveraging the high success rates predicted for OIM simulations. The research will identify technological reasons for the discrepancy between OIM simulations and current IC implementations, and devise measures to address them, including exploring the impact of noise, device variability, and specialized IC designs. Evaluation metrics will include solution quality, success rates, and power/energy efficiency. The award was made to the University of California, Berkeley, which will lead this collaborative research project from June 2025 through May 2029. No sub-awards are planned under this grant.
Mod # | Description | Reason For Modification | Federal Obligation (Click to sort descending) | Date (Click to sort ascending) |
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| Not listed | $390.9k | 6/13/25 |