NIST Consortium/Consortia for Post-Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) Nanoelectronics Research Program

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NIST Consortium/Consortia for Post-Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) Nanoelectronics Research Program: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) seeks to work with a consortium or consortia to fund basic research in the field of nanoscale electronics focused on developing the next logic switch beyond CMOS.NIST seeks research and development (R&D) partnerships that promote directed basic research at universities focused on the long-term research needs of industry in specific technological sectors important for U.S. economic competitiveness. One area where a clear long-term technological challenge resides is in the development of new semiconductor technology. Within 10-15 years the semiconductor industry will approach the limits of existing complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology, as atomic-scale barriers limit the density of components that can be placed on a single chip. The semiconductor industry is well aware of this barrier, and through the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS) has identified research on post-CMOS technologies as a high priority. In particular, the field of nanoscale electronics presents a number of promising research alternatives. NIST seeks to support a program of one or more projects that involves an industry-led partnership that can include commercial, academic, non-profit, and/or government organizations to address the technical challenges highlighted in the ITRS roadmap, including the characterization and measurement issues inherent in the use of nanoscale electronics to develop the next logic switch beyond CMOS. The program is expected to leverage Federal financial support with that of other partners from industry to fund research at universities. Through the formation of a formal competitive process within a partnership (hereinafter called "the consortium"), a funded consortium is expected to create a process for the review, selection, award and monitoring of research awards to universities to be made by the consortium in support of addressing the technical challenges associated with nanoscale electronics and the development of the next logic switch beyond CMOS. The technical scope of the consortium should explore fundamentally new approaches to circumvent the inherent thermal limitations for switches based on charge transfer (such as CMOS). The next switch must be energy efficient, scalable, be capable of high performance, reliable, be able to operate at room temperature, and be highly integratable into current architectures. Preferably, it should be CMOS compatible and be architecturally compatible with CMOS architecture. Some of the alternative state variables that are under consideration include spin state, material phase, molecular configuration and strongly correlated electron state such as multiferroics. Proposals for this agreement must be submitted by a single legal entity that will act as the recipient of any Federal funds, and be responsible for managing the agreement on behalf of the other consortium members. Applicants applying for funding should: provide details on the membership of the consortium; show that the consortium has a shared technological vision and will addresses the long-term (10-15 years) basic research needs of industry; describe the mechanism used by the consortium to determine research focus areas and disperse funding (including: scopes of work and budgets for each proposed project year, how availability of funds will be announced, who will be eligible to receive funding, what evaluation criteria will be applied to proposals, a description of the selection process, and mechanisms for avoiding conflict of interest); detail the amount and type of industry support available for university-based research in terms of funds, personnel, and equipment available. As part of the jointly pursued activities under this cooperative agreement, NIST will be involved in the project selection and funding decisions of the consortium, both in the form of technical expertise, and as an equal and contributing partner to the mechanism used by the consortium to make funding decisions. NIST will also provide technical expertise and the opportunity for research collaborations focused on specific research issues related to the metrology and characterization of nanoscale components.