Beyond Scaling - Architectures and Designs
Abstract
The Beyond Scaling - Architectures and Design program will investigate circuit architectures and design tools at both the integrated circuit and board level to provide enhanced performance and security with or without the benefit of continued scaling in silicon transistors (Moore's Law). Currently, improvements in electronics largely depend on a regular reduction in the size of silicon components. As Moore's Law slows and the nation loses the benefit of free, exponential improvements in electronics performance, DoD will need to maximize the benefits of available silicon technologies through circuit specialization. This program will investigate the potential for lowering the barriers to designing specialized circuits and to incorporating privacy and security protections. Approaches include the use of machine learning and automated design tools to program specialized hardware blocks, integrate them into existing designs, and deploy them in complex systems. The program will also explore architecture options for physically protecting sensitive information. Advances under this program will support a new DoD capability to create secure and specialized hardware that does not depend on continued improvements in silicon transistors. Applied research for this program is funded within PE 0602716E, Project ELT-02.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2021
- Source ID
- 5376b22b483285219516f05dff0fe650