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Collaborative Research: Memtransistor with Enhanced Functionality Enables Energy-efficient — NSF Award to Purdue University (IN, $

Modern artificial intelligence (AI) is inspired by the brain’s cognitive functions but relies on models that differ greatly from biological systems and consume substantial energy during training and inference. According to the Semiconductor Research Corporation, continued scaling of logic devices and increasing model c

Award titleCollaborative Research: Memtransistor with Enhanced Functionality Enables Energy-efficient
Award ID2521468
AwardeePurdue University
CityWEST LAFAYETTE
StateIN
Amount obligated$374,060
Principal investigatorRaisul Islam
ProgramEPMD-ElectrnPhoton&MagnDevices
Start date10/01/2025
AbstractModern artificial intelligence (AI) is inspired by the brain’s cognitive functions but relies on models that differ greatly from biological systems and consume substantial energy during training and inference. According to the Semiconductor Research Corporation, continued scaling of logic devices and increasing model complexity could push machine learning energy consumption beyond global energy production capacity—an unsustainable trajectory. In contrast, the human brain performs complex computa
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