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tcaudilllg
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 Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 4:37 am Post subject: DARPA: What are they up to now? |
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I was looking through government grants, and I came upon this...
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Agency Name
DARPA - Microsystems Technology Office
Description
The purpose of this modification is to extend the due date of the Full proposals to 9 September 2008 and to add an attachment. See the attached conform BAA document. Original notice below.DARPA is soliciting innovative research and development (R&D) proposals in the area of self-healing mixed signal Integrated Circuits (ICs)/Systems-on-a-Chip (SoCs). The goal of the program is the development of techniques to maximize the number of fully operational mixed-signal SoCs on an individual wafer that meet all performance goals in the presence of extreme process variations and environmental conditions. See attached full BAA document. Submit your questions to BAA08-40@darpa.mil
Link to Full Announcement
MTO Solicitations Page
If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Dr. Sanjay Raman
DARPA Program Manager
Microsystems Technology Office
3701 North Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22203-1714
Fax: (703) 248-8062
Phone: (571) 218-4339
BAA Coordinator
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So what are they up to here? It's evident they are trying to create an artificial neuron, but why?
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Nodtveidt
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Joined: 11 Nov 2002
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Location: Camuy, PR
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Didn't you learn anything from Terminator 2? :D
In all seriousness, it looks like a method of creating a self-repairing circuit to extend the life of whatever devices they are used in. That's a pretty important thing for top branches of the US government, especially in the intelligence sector...equipment malfunction can be catastrophic. That's why they spend billions every year (yes, billions) on the latest advances in technology. What is current for them will be current for us 10 years from now. But self-repairing circuits aren't exactly a new idea; some supercomputers in the Pentagon already have this. So maybe that technology is finally going to reach the hands of the general public? But of course, like all technology that is released to the public long after inception and (mis)use by the government, its implementation will likely be terribly substandard.
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