International Center on Design-for-International Center on Design-for-Nanotechnologies (IC-DFN)Nanotechnologies (IC-DFN)

Jason CongJason CongUniversity of California, Los AngelesUniversity of California, Los Angeles

Email: Email: cong@cs.ucla.educong@cs.ucla.edu

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IC-SOC Overview (2000-2006)IC-SOC Overview (2000-2006) Project Summary

Develop new design methodology to enable efficient Develop new design methodology to enable efficient giga-scale integration for system-on-a-chip (SOC) giga-scale integration for system-on-a-chip (SOC) designsdesigns

Project includes three major componentsProject includes three major components• SOC synthesis tools and methodologiesSOC synthesis tools and methodologies• SOC verification, test, and diagnosisSOC verification, test, and diagnosis• SOC design driverSOC design driver

Research TeamResearch Team USUS• UCLAUCLA: Jason Cong, : Jason Cong, • UC Santa BarbaraUC Santa Barbara: Tim Cheng: Tim Cheng

ChinaChina• Tsinghua Univ.Tsinghua Univ.: :

Jinian Bian, Xianlong Hong, Zeyi Wang, Hongxi XueJinian Bian, Xianlong Hong, Zeyi Wang, Hongxi Xue• Peking Univ.Peking Univ.: Xu Cheng: Xu Cheng• Zhejiang Univ.Zhejiang Univ.: Xiaolang Yan: Xiaolang Yan• Also include 10 faculty members from NTHU and Also include 10 faculty members from NTHU and

NCTU in TaiwanNCTU in Taiwan

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IC-SOC Project Outcome (2000-2006)IC-SOC Project Outcome (2000-2006) Over 100 publications at major international conferences and journalsOver 100 publications at major international conferences and journals

Education (as of 2006)Education (as of 2006)

International exchangesInternational exchanges

15 workshops in US and China (including Taiwan) since 200015 workshops in US and China (including Taiwan) since 2000

Around 100 attendees each yearAround 100 attendees each year

One of top-10 US/China collaboration project selected by NSF to One of top-10 US/China collaboration project selected by NSF to

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Conf erences J ournal sU. S. 54 15Chi na 17 16

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vi si t i ng researchersU. S. 12 7Chi na 70 6

Photo from 2003 Workshop in Kunming, ChinaPhoto from 2003 Workshop in Kunming, China

IC-DFN Overview (2006 – Present)IC-DFN Overview (2006 – Present) A follow-up project of IC-SOCA follow-up project of IC-SOC

Explore architecture and design Explore architecture and design

issues associated with issues associated with

nanotechnologiesnanotechnologies

Project focusesProject focuses

Error-resilient architecture Error-resilient architecture designdesign

Highly scalable design toolsHighly scalable design tools

Systems-level integrationSystems-level integration

IC-DFN OrganizationIC-DFN Organization

AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements Strong supports fromStrong supports from

National Science Foundation National Science Foundation

Chinese National Science FoundationChinese National Science Foundation

National Science CouncilNational Science Council

Great collaboration fromGreat collaboration from

UCLAUCLA UCSBUCSB Peking Univ. Peking Univ. Tsinghua Univ.Tsinghua Univ. Zhejiang Univ.Zhejiang Univ. National Tsinghua Univ.National Tsinghua Univ. National Taiwan Univ. National Taiwan Univ.