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SHF: CSR: Medium: Practical and Efficient Accelerators with High-Frequency Chiplets — NSF Award to University of California-Santa

Modern computer chip design faces a critical bottleneck: creating high-performance hardware accelerators requires countless manual iterations and expert-years of development time. This project addresses a national priority by developing automated Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems that can design high-frequency chips

Award titleSHF: CSR: Medium: Practical and Efficient Accelerators with High-Frequency Chiplets
Award ID2504580
AwardeeUniversity of California-Santa Cruz
CitySANTA CRUZ
StateCA
Amount obligated$1,000,000
Principal investigatorJose Renau
ProgramSoftware & Hardware Foundation
Start date07/15/2025
AbstractModern computer chip design faces a critical bottleneck: creating high-performance hardware accelerators requires countless manual iterations and expert-years of development time. This project addresses a national priority by developing automated Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems that can design high-frequency chips with minimal human intervention. The research focuses on Zero Knowledge Proof (ZKP) accelerators, a cutting-edge cryptographic technology that allows users to prove possession of
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