美国能源部（DOE）今天宣布，由DOE国家实验室领导的10个新项目宣布了将近5400万美元，以提高微电子设计和生产的能源效率。
微电子学对于几乎所有现代技术都至关重要，包括智能手机，医疗设备，发电厂和电网以及汽车。2020欧洲杯下注官网先进的微电子学具有为清洁能源，气候和国家安全挑战提供创新解决方案的潜力。
“Thanks to microelectronics, technologies that used to swallow entire buildings now fit in the palms of our hands — and now they are supporting climate solutions in electricity, transportation, and renewable energy,”said Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm.“美国能源部的世界一流科学家正在加紧努力，以减少世界各地数十亿人使用的微型技术的碳足迹，以确保我们的清洁能源未来，提高美国的竞争力并领导气候行动和创新。”
微电子设备的微型化已经催生了近几十年来的数字革命，从而产生了较小，更强大的设备，例如手机和计算机，从而改善了便利性和先进的科学进步和创新。这种持续的缩水，通常被称为摩尔定律，现在正面临技术和经济障碍。随着设备的尺寸缩小，其生产所需的能量并未以相同的速度降低。现在需要对研发的大量投资才能提高能源效率，并创建更可持续的技术系统，这些系统可以将该领域带入未来。
The projects announced today, led by diverse groups of researchers at DOE National Labs and experts in academia and industry, will aim to increase energy efficiency and functionality while stimulating US-based innovation as the foundation for future domestic technology development and manufacturing. These projects are“co-design”microelectronics projects, involving multi-disciplinary collaboration that takes into account the interdependencies among materials, physics, architectures, and software.
Projects will explore:
- New computing architectures based on human brain design
- Ultra-low power electronics
- Low-temperature, nanoscale, and quantum sensors
根据美国能源部国家实验室公告，根据同行评审选择项目“ Microelectronics共同设计研究。”Total funding is $54 million for projects lasting up to three years, with $18 million in Fiscal Year 2021 dollars and outyear funding contingent on congressional appropriations. A list of awards can be found这里。
资源：https://www.energy.gov/