2022/03/07 by Richard A. Gottscho, Edlyn V. Levine, Gottscho, Richard A. +17
Engineering · #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Nanotechnology research and applications #Other Computer Science (cs.OH)
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2204.02216
openalex publication_date 2022/03/07 · openalex created_date 2022/05/05 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Semiconductor innovation drives improvements to technologies that are critical to modern society. The country that successfully accelerates semiconductor innovation is positioned to lead future semiconductor-driven industries and benefit from the resulting economic growth. It is our view that a next generation infrastructure is necessary to accelerate and enhance semiconductor innovation in the U.S. In this paper, we propose such an advanced infrastructure composed of a national network of facilities with enhancements in technology and business models. These enhancements enable application-driven and challenge-based research and development, and ensure that facilities are accessible and sustainable. The main tenets are: a challenge-driven operational model, a next-generation infrastructure to serve that operational model, technology innovations needed for advanced facilities to speed up learning cycles, and innovative cost-effective business models for sustainability. Ultimately, the expected outcomes of such a participatory, scalable, and sustainable nation-level advanced infrastructure will have tremendous impact on government, industry, and academia alike.