Prof. Carloni to Contribute to Gigascale System Research Center
10/17/2006
Professor Luca Carloni has become a member of the MARCO (Microelectronics Advanced Research Corporation)-sponsored, multi-institution Gigascale System Research Center (GSRC) where he joins the "Core Design Technology for Complex Heterogeneous Systems" theme. Prof. Carloni will work on the development of correct-by-construction methodologies for the integrated design and validation of robust gigascale systems. The ultimate goal of this project is to assist engineering teams coping with the complexity of gigascale system design by addressing two critical challenges: how to reduce the design productivity gap and how to handle the many sources of design variability introduced by nanometer technology processes.
The Microelectronics Advanced Research Corporation (MARCO) funds and operates university-based research centers in microelectronics technology. Its charter initiative, the Focus Center Research Program (FCRP), is designed to expand pre-competitive, cooperative, long-range applied microelectronics research at U.S. universities. Each Focus Center targets research in a particular area of expertise. The GSRC Focus Center brings together 41 faculty from 17 American universities to focus on pertinent problems the semiconductor industry faces in the next decade in the areas of system design, integration, test, and verification. The GSRC web site is http://www.gigascale.org/; the MARCO web site is http://fcrp.src.org/.