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

应用领域和/或特定工艺 集成电路（ASIC），或半定制芯片，目前 半导体行业中增长最快的部分， 世界 然而，美国的领先地位正在迅速削弱， 已经被国外竞争所超越。 的一种方法 解决这一问题的办法是建立一个 工业/大学合作研究中心（I/UCRC） 超高速集成电路和系统（ICAS）， 重点是设计、实施和绩效评估 ASIC用于通信和信号处理系统。 一 规划拨款，NSF CDR-8820908，已经表明，这样一个中心， 既可行又可行。 该奖项启动了超高速ICAS的I/UCRC， 加州大学圣地亚哥分校（UCSD）合作 圣地亚哥州立大学（SDSU）。 初探 将在以下方面提供统一和协调的努力：（1）推进 亚微米微电子学的最新发展，（2） 产生新的算法和架构，以利用超 快速亚微米技术，（3）设计和分析先进的 基于超宽带的通信和信号处理系统 （4）快速发展;（5）创新发展。 计算机辅助设计（CAD）工具和概念， 第二代专用ASIC芯片，用于通信和数字 信号处理 六家公司和四家联邦实验室将分别 每年提供50，000美元用于支持这项研究。 广泛 材料生长和表征设备 制造和计算机辅助设计（CAD）位于UCSD 它还提供了一个新建成的工程大楼， (125 000平方英尺），拥有100级洁净室，一个电子 双晶X射线束光刻系统 化学分析的电子光谱学--衍射仪 （ESCA）装置和扫描和透射电子显微镜（SEM）。 显微镜（STEM）。 ICAS中心还将广泛 使用21个座位的Daisy工程工作站设施 SDSU及其通信和信号处理 实验室 圣地亚哥计算机中心（SDSC） 位于UCSD的校园，将提供访问他们的 CRAY X-MP/48超级计算机以及交互式图形和 可视化设施。 两所学校的教师 机构是非常合格的进行研究，使用 可用的设施。 项目经理建议UCSD（与 与SDSU）每年获得10万美元，为期五年 继续格兰特。 另外还提供100 000美元， 海军研究实验室第一年的成员 （华盛顿）和海军海洋系统中心的 (San Diego，CA）。 后一个设施还提供25 000美元， 来加强已经在进行的信号处理研究。 该奖项已与电力部门协调， 和通信系统。 总金额为225 000美元， 一年 在每12个月的期末，项目经理 和/或跨学科司司长 研究将审查该中心在若干方面的进展情况， （1）在何种程度上 大学与产业的互动与合作是 （2）在多大程度上支持该中心的基础 （3）一个强大的研究计划在多大程度上是 发展中国家;和（4）圣地亚哥州立大学被要求 招募公司成员以维持其合作 status. 如果审查令人满意，项目经理将 建议支持这一持续赠款的下一个时期。

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.