OpportunityTitle: Electronics Resurgence Initiative: Page 3 Investments Design Thrust
Description: Amendment 01: The purpose of this amendment is to make administrative changes as highlighted in yellow in the attached. Original Synopsis Below: DARPA is soliciting innovative research proposals in the area of physical design of electronic circuits and systems. Proposed research should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems. The Design thrust of the Electronics Resurgence Initiative (ERI): Page 3 Investments will address today&#8217;s System-On-Chip (SoC) design complexity and cost barriers, creating the environment needed for the next wave of US semiconductor innovation. Programs within this thrust will develop the algorithms and software required to realize a unified layout generator that will enable fully automated &#8220;no human in the loop&#8221; physical design of SoCs, system-in-packages (SiPs), and printed circuit boards (PCBs) in 24 hours. In parallel, programs will create the building blocks, validation methodologies, and infrastructure required for a scalable open source hardware ecosystem, bringing best practices in software to hardware design.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: BAA Coordinator
GrantorContactText: Andreas Olofsson &lt;br/&gt;MTO Program Manager
CloseDateExplanation: The full proposal must be submitted via the DARPA BAA website on or before 1:00 PM, Eastern Time, November 14, 2017. If deemed compliant, the Government will evaluate all such proposals in the initial round of selections.Additionally, proposals may be submitted after the above due date until 1:00 PM, Eastern Time, January 31, 2018 which, if deemed compliant, will be reviewed at the Government&#8217;s discretion, depending upon the availability of funding. Proposers are warned that the likelihood of available funding is greatly reduced for proposals submitted after the initial closing date deadline.