Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Ultra-High Speed Integrated Circuits and Systems (ICAS)

超高速集成电路与系统产学合作研究中心（ICAS）

• 批准号: 8916669
• 负责人: Walter Ku
• 金额: $ 144.9万
• 依托单位: University of California-San Diego
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1989
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1989-09-15 至 1996-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8916669&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Industry; University; Cooperative; Research; Center

The area of Application and/or Algorithm-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC), or semi-custom chips, is currently the fastest growing segment of the semiconductor industry in the world. However, the U.S. lead is fast eroding and may have already been surpassed by foreign competition. One method of addressing this problem is the establishment of an Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) on Ultra-High Speed Integrated Circuits and Systems (ICAS) whose focus is the design, implementation, and performance evaluation of ASIC for communications and signal processing systems. A planning grant, NSF CDR-8820908, has shown that such a center is both feasible and viable. This award initiates an I/UCRC on Ultra High Speed ICAS at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) in collaboration with San Diego State University (SDSU). The initial research will provide a unified and coordinated effort in (1) advancing the state-of-the-art in submicron microelectronics, (2) generating novel algorithms and architectures to exploit ultra- fast submicron technology, (3) designing and analyzing advanced communications and signal processing systems based upon ultra high-speed implementation, and (4) developing innovative computer-aided design (CAD) tools and concepts for next- generation dedicated ASIC chips for communications and digital signal processing. Six companies and four federal laboratories will each provide $50,000 per year to support this research. Extensive facilities in materials growth and characterization, device fabrication and computer aided design (CAD) are located at UCSD which is also providing a newly completed engineering building (125,000 square feet) with class 100 clean rooms, an electron beam lithographic system, a double crystal x-ray diffractameter, an Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis (ESCA) apparatus and a scanning and transmission electron microscope (STEM). The ICAS Center will also make extensive use of the 21-seat Daisy Engineering Workstation facility at SDSU as well as their communications and signal processing laboratory. In addition, the San Diego Computer Center (SDSC), located on the campus of UCSD, will provide access to their CRAY X-MP/48 super computer as well as interactive graphics and visualization facilities. The faculty at both academic institutions is highly qualified to conduct the research using the available facilities. The Program Manager recommends that UCSD (in collaboration with SDSU) be awarded $100,000 a year for a five year continuing grant. An additional $100,000 is provided for the first year's membership of the Naval Research Laboratory (Washington, DC) and of the Naval Ocean Systems Center (San Diego, CA). The latter facility is also providing $25,000 to augment the research in signal processing already ongoing. This award has been coordinated with the Division of Electrical and Communications Systems. The total amount is $225,000 for one year. Near the end of each 12-month period, the Program Manager and/or the Director of the Division of Cross-Disciplinary Research will review the progress of the Center on a number of renewal criteria, including the following: (1) extent to which university-industry interaction and collaboration is developing; (2) extent to which the support base for the center is expanding; (3) extent to which a robust research program is developing; and (4) San Diego State University is required to recruit company memberships to maintain its collaboration status. If review is satisfactory, the Program Manager will recommend support of the next period of this continuing grant.

应用和/或算法专用集成电路（ASIC）或半定制芯片领域目前是世界上半导体行业增长最快的部分。 然而，美国的领先地位正在迅速削弱，并且可能已经被外国竞争者超越。 解决这一问题的一种方法是建立超高速集成电路和系统 (ICAS) 工业/大学合作研究中心 (I/UCRC)，其重点是通信和信号处理系统 ASIC 的设计、实现和性能评估。 NSF CDR-8820908 规划拨款表明，这样一个中心既可行又可行。 该奖项在加州大学圣地亚哥分校 (UCSD) 与圣地亚哥州立大学 (SDSU) 合作发起了关于超高速 ICAS 的 I/UCRC。 初步研究将在以下方面提供统一和协调的努力：（1）推进亚微米微电子技术的最先进水平，（2）生成新颖的算法和架构以利用超快亚微米技术，（3）设计和分析基于超高速实现的先进通信和信号处理系统，以及（4）开发下一代创新的计算机辅助设计（CAD）工具和概念。 用于通信和数字信号处理的专用 ASIC 芯片。 六家公司和四个联邦实验室每年将各提供 50,000 美元来支持这项研究。 UCSD 拥有大量的材料生长和表征、器件制造和计算机辅助设计 (CAD) 设施，还提供一座新竣工的工程大楼（125,000 平方英尺），配有 100 级洁净室、电子束光刻系统、双晶 X 射线衍射仪、化学分析电子能谱 (ESCA) 设备以及扫描和透射电子显微镜 (STEM)。 ICAS 中心还将广泛使用 SDSU 的 21 座 Daisy 工程工作站设施及其通信和信号处理实验室。 此外，位于加州大学圣地亚哥分校校园内的圣地亚哥计算机中心 (SDSC) 将提供对其 CRAY X-MP/48 超级计算机以及交互式图形和可视化设施的访问。 两个学术机构的教师都具有高素质，可以利用现有设施进行研究。 项目经理建议 UCSD（与 SDSU 合作）每年授予 100,000 美元，为期五年的持续资助。 为海军研究实验室（华盛顿特区）和海军海洋系统中心（加利福尼亚州圣地亚哥）第一年的会员资格额外提供 100,000 美元。 后者还提供 25,000 美元来加强已经正在进行的信号处理研究。 该奖项是与电气和通信系统部门协调的。 一年的总金额为 225,000 美元。 每 12 个月结束时，项目经理和/或跨学科研究部主任将根据多项更新标准审查中心的进展情况，包括以下内容： (1) 大学与行业互动与合作的发展程度； （二）中心支撑基础扩大的程度； (3) 强有力的研究计划的发展程度； (4) 圣地亚哥州立大学需要招募公司会员以维持其合作状态。 如果审查令人满意，项目经理将建议支持下一期的持续拨款。