Project Grant 2513861
- This $300,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support the development of a lock-in infrared thermography measurement tool to characterize thermal resistances in 3D integrated circuit (IC) die stacks. The objective is to advance the science and engineering of thermal property measurement to meet the needs of the microelectronics industry. The project will involve developing an analytical model for heat conduction in multi-layer...
- This $709,723 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports collaborative research by Georgia Tech Research Corporation on optimal thermal management for continued scaling of 3D heterogeneous computing systems. The research aims to address the critical challenge of escalating power consumption and thermal issues facing the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) and data-intensive computing. The project will integrate...
- This $611,908.00 Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), supports a collaborative research initiative to advance semiconductor industry workforce development through community-based STEM education. The project aims to cultivate interest and skills in semiconductor concepts and manufacturing processes among approximately 110 middle school students, 20 educators, and 16 family members across two states. Using tangible toolkits and...
- This $107,965 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support the development and deployment of a foundational semiconductor research and education cyberinfrastructure (CI) tool at San Jose State University Research Foundation. The CI will integrate machine learning device models and semiconductor device data to empower semiconductor device research and education, lowering the entry barrier and facilitating broader participation in...
- This $800,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) aims to pioneer a computing system for massive AI workloads. The project will develop new architectural and design automation tools for a reconfigurable-on-package system using "tiny chiplets" - miniaturized composable computing components. This innovative approach seeks to address the challenges related to chiplet definition,...
- 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 $149,888 two-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) supports research at the Santa Fe Institute to develop an understanding of how physical features of distributed computational systems affect their performance and heat dissipation. Specifically, the awardee will investigate tradeoffs between time, memory, heat costs and computational capabilities based on communication rates and accuracy between...
- 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...
- 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 $344,743 project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.041 - Engineering) to Portland State University will develop advanced computational methods to simulate lattice vibrations and heat transfer in complex materials beyond the standard quasiparticle approximation. The research aims to provide more reliable predictions of thermal properties, especially in technologically important materials like thermoelectrics and thermal barrier coatings. The project outcomes will...
This federal Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), provides $298,658.00 to Clarkson University to develop TASCHIPS, an open-source, high-performance simulation tool for thermal analysis of modern microprocessors. The project aims to enable fast and accurate prediction of chip temperature distributions, allowing researchers and engineers to design more reliable, sustainable, and energy-efficient computing systems. TASCHIPS integrates physics-aware reduced-order learning models to enable efficient and high-fidelity thermal simulation of semiconductor chips with tens to hundreds of thousands of cores. The tool will be freely available to the broader research community, with extensive documentation and case studies, and will also be integrated into educational activities to support STEM student engagement. This project supports national interests by improving computing infrastructure and promoting innovation in thermal-aware design for next-generation computing systems.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $298.7k | 8/4/25 |