The following is a joint announcement of MIT Microsystems Technology Laboratories and Globalfoundries.
Put and Globalfoundries (GF), one of the main manufacturers of essential semiconductors, has announced a new research agreement to jointly pursue progress and innovations to improve the performance and efficiency of critical semiconductor technologies. The collaboration will be directed by Microsystems Technology Laboratories (MTL) and the research and development team of GF, GF Labs.
With an initial Research Focus on Artificial Intelligence and Other Applications, The First Projects Are Expected to Leverage Gf's Differentiated Silicon Photonics Technology, Which Monolithshicyny Integrats Radio Frequency Silicon-On-Onsulator (RF So), CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor), and optical features on single chip to realize power efficiency for data centers, and gf's 22fdx platform, which ultra-show power consumption for intelligent devices on the edge.
“The collaboration between MIT MTL and GF illustrates the power of university-industry cooperation to meet the most urgent challenges of semiconductors research,” explains Tomás Palacios, director of MTL and Professor of Clarence J. Lebel in electrical and computer engineering. Palacios will serve as head of the Faculty of MIT for this research initiative.
“By bringing together the global renown capabilities of MIT with the main GF semiconductor platforms, we are positioned to stimulate significant progress in research in essential GF chips technologies for AI,” explains Gregg Bartlett, technology director at GF. “This collaboration underlines our commitment to innovation and highlights our dedication to developing the next generation of talents in the semiconductor industry. Together, we will look for transformative solutions in the industry. ”
“Integrated circuit technologies are the nucleus that leads to a wide range of applications ranging from mobile IT and communication to the automobile, energy and cloud computing,” explains Antha P. Chandrakasan, dean of the MIT engineering school, chief innovation and strategy, and the vannevar electric engineer teacher. “This collaboration allows the Exceptional Research Community of MIT to take advantage of the wide range of experts in the field of globalfoundries and advanced process technologies to stimulate fascinating innovations in microelectronics in the fields – while preparing our students to assume leading roles in the work of the future.”
The new research agreement was formalized during a signature ceremony on the MIT campus. It is based on the past and continuous commitments of GF with the university. GF sits on MTL's Industrial Group Microsystems, which brings together industry and the academic world to engage in research. MIT teachers are active participants in the GF University Partnership Program focused on semiconductor's joint research and prototyping. In addition, GF and MIT collaborate on several workforce development initiatives, in particular through the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition, a commons hub of the Ministry of Defense of Defense.
