Dec. 3, 2012 David YehDirector, ICSSdavid.yeh@src.org

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SRC Overview and Introduction to Funding Opportunities

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Outline

SRC Structure GRC Solicitations and Funding Opportunities What Are the Members Look For?

Global Research

CollaborationEnsuring vitality

of current industry

Focus Center Research Program

Breaking down barriers to extend CMOS to its limits

Semiconductor Research Corporation: A Family of Distinct, Related Program Entities

AMDAMATATICFreescaleGLOBAL- FOUNDRIESIBMIntelMentor GraphicsLam ResearchResearch Triangle InstituteTELTI

Gov’t ParticipantsState of ArizonaState of TexasState of NYNISTNSF

Other ParticipantsSEMATECHUK Eng & Phy SciSEMISIA

AMATGLOBALFOUNDRIESIBMIntelMICRONLam ResearchRaytheonTIUnited Technologies

Government ParticipantDARPA

GLOBAL- FOUNDRIESIBMIntelMICRONTI

Gov’t ParticipantsNISTNSFState of CAState of IndianaState of NYState of TexasState of VirginiaSouth Bend, Indiana

ABBAMATBoschFirst SolarHydro One NetworksIBMNECNexansON SemiconductorTEL

Energy Research Initiative

Emphasis on efficient/clean

energy generation, storage and distribution

Education Alliance

Attracting and educating the

next generation of innovators

and technology leaders

Nanoelectronics Research Initiative

Beyond CMOS –identifying next

information element

Updated June 1, 2012

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Semiconductor Research Corporation

1982: established as a consortium of US semiconductor companies to fund and manage university research

Since 1982: $800M member investment, 9000 students, 2000 faculty, 250 universities

2007: Awarded National Medal of Technology “for building the world’s largest and most successful university research force to support the semiconductor industry”

Erich Bloch, NSF Director

Robert Noyce, Intel founder

Jack Kilby, Nobel Laureate

Global Presence

USA

Canada

Sweden

Japan

Netherlands

India

Poland

China

Singapore

Italy Qatar

TaiwanIsrael

Switzerland

Colombia

Finland

Russia

Austria

Spain

Australia

Brazil

86 Projects in 26 different countries outside of USA since 2000.

Ireland

Korea

UAE

Scotland

UKGermany

104 Current Participating GRC Universities

28 Universities outside the U.S. As of October 2012

American University of Sharjah National University of Singapore Texas Tech University Univ. of L'AquilaArizona State University New Mexico State University The Ohio State University Univ. of Maryland/College ParkAuburn University New York University Tsinghua University Univ. of Massachusetts/AmherstBinghamton University - SUNY New York University Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates University Univ. of MichiganBogazici University North Carolina A&T State University Univ. of Alabama/Tuscaloosa Univ. of MinnesotaCalifornia Institute of Technology North Carolina State University Univ. at Albany - SUNY Univ. of Nebraska/LincolnCambridge University Northeastern University Univ. of Arizona Univ. of North Carolina/Chapel HillCarnegie Mellon University Oregon State University Univ. of Arkansas/Fayetteville Univ. of North TexasCase Western Reserve University Osaka University Univ. of Bologna University of OxfordCity College of New York Pennsylvania State University Univ. of British Columbia Univ. of PittsburghColumbia University Pohang Univ. of Science & Technology Univ. of California/Berkeley Univ. of RochesterCornell University Polytechnic University of Turin Univ. of California/Davis Univ. of South Carolina/ColumbiaDuke University Portland State University Univ. of California/Los Angeles Univ. of Southern CaliforniaGeorgia Institute of Technology Poznan University of Technology Univ. of California/Riverside Univ. of Tennessee/KnoxvilleIndian Institute of Technology/Kharagpur Princeton University Univ. of California/San Diego Univ. of Texas/ArlingtonIowa State University Purdue University Univ. of California/Santa Barbara Univ. of Texas/AustinJohns Hopkins University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Univ. of California/Santa Cruz Univ. of Texas/DallasKhalifa University Rice University Univ. of Central Florida Univ. of TorontoLehigh University Rochester Institute of Technology Univ. of Chicago Univ. of TrentoMasdar Institute Rutgers University Univ. of Colorado/Boulder Univ. of UtahMass. Institute of Technology Seoul National University Univ. of Connecticut Univ. of VirginiaMcGill University Southern Methodist University Univ. of Florida Univ. of WashingtonMichigan State University Stanford University Univ. of Glasgow Univ. of Wisconsin/MadisonMoscow State University Technion-Israel Inst. of Technology Univ. of Houston Virginia TechNagoya University Texas A&M University Univ. of Hyogo Washington State UniversityNat'l University of Ireland/Maynooth Texas State University Univ. of Illinois/Urbana-Champaign Wayne State University

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SRC GRC Research Program Structure

Computer-Aided Design and Test Sciences (CADTS) Logic and Physical Design Test and Testability Design Verification

Integrated Circuit and System Sciences (ICSS) Circuit Design Integrated Systems Design

Device Sciences (DS) Digital CMOS Technologies Modeling and Simulation Memory Technologies Compact Modeling Analog/Mixed-Signal Devices

Nanomanufacturing Sciences (NMS) ESH Patterning Nanoengineered Materials

Interconnect and Packaging Sciences (IPS) Packaging Back-End Processes

Cross-Disciplinary Semiconductor Research (CSR)

Member Company Participation

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ETAB: Executive Technical Advisory BdSACC: Science Area Coordinating ComTTAB: Thrust Technical Advisory Bd

GRC

SRC

ScienceAreas

ThrustsTasks

Board

ETAB

SACC

TTAB

Liaisons

VP

Director

Prog Manager/Director

~ 400 people currently participate in these important groups

CADTS Mission and Organization

Computer-Aided Design

and Test

Logic and Physical Design

Test and Testabilit

y

Verification

67 tasks 45universities 77 faculty 119 students

32 tasks

20 tasks

17 tasks

Promote excellent and relevant university research enabling continued member leadership in computer-aided design and test through research in tools and techniques that:

reduce cost and time-to-market through improving productivity and assuring design correctness

enable high level/high value design take full advantage of technology

advances through linkages to manufacturing

anticipate future CMOS and post-CMOS CAD challenges,

leveraged by strategic partnerships and funding sources, and

producing highly qualified graduate students who can fill key positions in member companies

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ICSS Program Organization

112 tasks 49 universities 124 faculty 166 students

78 tasks

1 task shared with DS

33 tasks

Integrated Circuits and

Systems

Circuit Design

Compact

Modeling

Integrated System Design

Mission:Conduct research in advanced

integrated circuits and systems design that will Exploit advances in IC

technology while overcoming associated barriers and challenging conventional notions of the circuits and systems design space

Develop a circuits and systems research portfolio that will provide exceptional value to our MCs – with a focus on design-based performance gains

Facilitate the training of highly-skilled graduates to help fill design engineering needs of MCs

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SRC Funding Opportunitieswww.src.org

Type Funding here or click here

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Member Selection of Research

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3 year typical cycle

of review, feedback

and results

~350 current projects selected

for support

by members

Member relevance changes

Member interest changes

~3000 white

papers ~350 projects completed

with company returns of IP, deliverables, students, etc.

~100 projects publicly cited

by members as compelling(more cited privately)

~500 proposals

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Current Status of 2013 Research Priorities

• Ultimate Scaled CMOS• Analog/Mixed Signal• Alternative and Ultimate Scaling of Memories• Energy Management• 3D IC Architecting• Multicore/HW-SW Systems• Reliable, Resilient and Robust Circuits and

Systems• ESH• I/O Architectures• Emerging Materials and Processes

 

Member Choices as of 1/20/12

SRC GRC Member-DrivenResearch Selection and Funding Process

Member-driven creation of needs document

Request and submission of white papers

Member review of white papers

Request for proposals

Member review and selection of proposals to fund

Internal SRC Research Management Committee

review

Three-year contract start

Annual member reviews of progress

Submission of reports and “deliverables” by

researchers

Members select “custom” projects with 20% of their funds

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SRC/NSF Joint Program on Multicore Design and Architecture

Joint needs development, solicitation, and selection of projects in multi-core architecture, design, tools, and interconnect

SRC member company experts participated in NSF panels and funding decisions

Joint statement of work; requires cooperation with SRC and NSF

Final outcome: three-year, $10M program, three-to-one government-industry investment

28 new tasks from 27 universities with 43 faculty (including 17 new investigators and 7 former SRC students) selected for 8/09 starts

What Are the Members Looking For?

Connections with industrial contacts

New tools, techniques, methods (better)

Comparison with what exists now

Method for transferring university work into industry

Students to work in summers and permanently

Work meeting industry needs

Cost effectiveness

Work members should be worried about but aren‘t

Researchers bringing their own leverage

Early access to research results

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Proposals and “BIP”

Are you aware of any blocking background intellectual property needed to practice the expected results of the research that will not be made available royalty-free to SRC Members? ___No___Yes

Please explain __________________________________ __________________________________

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Industry Interaction

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Good: “I am working with ______, _______, _______ among your member companies.”

Bad: “I am working a lot with _______.” (not an SRC company).

Worse: “My students are all joininga) SRC competitorsb) my start-up”

Access to fabrication

Access to real designs

Members get more detailed early information in addition to publications through:

Deliverable reports Frequent direct interaction PI Visits Student Internships e-Workshops Annual reviews

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Early Access to Research Results

10. “I know my proposal is due today at 5 pm ET, but why isn’t it timezone dependent?”

9. “Instead of one $100K contract per year, can we havetwelve monthly contracts?”

8. “Does the five page limit include references?

Can I use a 7-point font?”

7. “Can I list a non-member company liaison on my proposal?”

6. “What’s the maximum $ project I can propose?”

Top Ten Questions from Potential PIs

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5. “I know this is a design solicitation, but aren’t you interested in low-K materials and graphene?”

4. “I sent my proposal 1ns ago – why haven’t I received an acknowledgement?”

3. “If you tell me your mechanism for selecting

projects I can help you improve it”

2. “Who are the SRC board members? I’d like to get their opinion on my proposal!”

1. “By a one page limit, do you mean it must actually fit on one page?”

Top Ten Questions from Potential PIs

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