Semiconductor Research Corporation

Research Programs

GRC Global Research Collaboration

GRC addresses the critical challenges on the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS), delivering the solutions that sustain Moore's Law.
FCRP Focus Center Research Program

FCRP focuses on carrying CMOS to its ultimate limits and beyond, keeping the United States and its industries at the forefront of technology.
NRI Nanoelectronics Research Initiative

The focus of NRI is to demonstrate novel computing devices capable of replacing the CMOS transistor as a logic switch in the 2020 timeframe.

New Research Initiative

ERI Energy Research Initiative

Developing technology for improving energy efficiency, generation, storage, transmission and use. Focusing on photovoltaics and smart grids.

Emerging Research Initiatives

Bioelectronics

Advancing technologies at the interface of biology and electronics for applications in medicine, food safety, forensics, security and environmental monitoring.
Sensors

Sensors research will span the intersection of multiple science areas with semiconductor technology, as universities identify new sensor applications in sectors such as medicine, surveillance, environmental protection.
Cyber Security

Cyber security will focus on innovations in security technology for the protection of cyberspace and cyber assets in an increasingly complex networked environment.

News & Press Releases

Apr 20, 2011
Register Now for TECHCON 2011

SRC’s thirteenth premier technical conference is scheduled for September 12-13 in Austin, Texas. » Read More

Jun 21, 2011
NSF-NRI Stanford Team Demonstrate Single Element Electronic Synapse

Brain-inspired computing with nanoelectronic programmable synapses. » Read More
Jun 10, 2011
SWAN's Bhagawan Sahu Scales Silicon Wall

NRI's UT-Austin team simulate graphene transistors for tomorrow's electronic devices. » Read More
May 17, 2011
Improvements to the Student Directory

We have made it easier to find the students you want and extract the information you need. » Read More
Apr 13, 2011
Subcommittee on Research and Science Education Hearing - Oversight of Nanotechnology

Webcast of House Subcommittee Hearing Features Jeffrey Welser. » Read More

Jun 10, 2011
Professor Jason Cong and Dr. Eugene Ding Honored by ACM/IEEE for Design Automation

Professor Jason Cong and his former Ph.D. student Dr. Eugene Ding (now with Xilinx) received... » Read More
May 25, 2011
University of Virginia Partners with Peer Institutions, Industry and the Commonwealth to Launch Virginia Nanoelectronics Center

The University of Virginia, in partnership with the College of William & Mary and Old Dominion... » Read More
May 17, 2011
David Allstot Receives Mac Van Valkenburg Award

David Allstot Receives 2011 Mac Van Valkenburg Award The IEEE Circuits and Systems Society has... » Read More
Apr 13, 2011
Alan Seabaugh Wins 2011 Quantum Devices Award

Alan Seabaugh, Notre Dame's MIND Center Director, was recently named the recipient of the 2011... » Read More

Research Funding Opportunities

SRC funnels millions of dollars to research teams at universities worldwide. Visit our research funding opportunities page for up-to-date descriptions of research needs, solicitation schedules, and information on how you can join the SRC research community.

Education Alliance

A private
foundation, the Education Alliance
is committed to supporting a diversity of science and engineering students at various levels of education, encouraging them to pursue careers as innovators and technology leaders.

A Model of Success

“The programs of SRC are all a role model of what you can accomplish — how you can multiply the efforts of the individual by combining them at a precompetitive stage, and then moving the industry forward.”

Craig Barrett
Former Chairman of the Board, Intel Corporation