TBA (last known deadline was June 4, 2012)
The goal of CSR is to foster exploratory, multi-disciplinary, longer-term university research leading to novel high-payoff solutions for the science and technology challenges faced by the semiconductor industry at and beyond the time horizons of the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS). Successful CSR projects will offer innovative and, possibly, disruptive solutions to the challenge of continuing the exponential gains in cost/performance benefits provided by the semiconductor industry for the foreseeable future, and may lead to novel applications for this industry. The role of this program is to stimulate non-traditional thinking about the issues facing the semiconductor industry. It is intended to seed new research and programs for the SRC GRC, SRC FCRP, and SRC NRI. Consistent with the incubator role of the initiative, the CSR proposals awarded will be 1 year non-overhead bearing grants at a funding level of $40K. Awardees are encouraged to develop a proposal for follow-on funding of expanded programs by the SRC GRC, SRC FCRP, SRC NRI or other agencies. Follow-on funding will depend on the availability of funds and strategic plan alignment