Grant: Collaborative Research and Development Grants
University of British Columbia
$360,000.00
Scalable Neuromorphic Photonic Circuits
EF 2021-22
Résumé
The project aims to develop small-scale silicon photonic neuromorphic (neuron and brain-inspired) circuits with architecture and enabling technologies allowing such circuits to be scaled in size. With a sufficient number of nodes (photonic neurons), such circuits would enable practical applications in nonlinear optimization, quadratic programming, and deep learning acceleration in artificial intelligence (AI) hardware, to name a few. The top challenges to be addressed specifically in this project are on-chip gain and control of photonic neurons. In the course of the project, there will be multiple tape-outs (chip fabrications) of photonic chips comprising neuromorphic circuits of increasing complexity, optical amplifier chips, and CMOS control electronics.
Programme
Collaborative Research and Development Grants
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
British Columbia, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
542588-2019
Name nom
Chrostowski, Lukas
Department département
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Organization id
2
Institution établissement
University of British Columbia
Province en
British Columbia
Province fr
Colombie-Britannique
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2021
Competition year année de concours
2019
Award amount
360000
Program id
CRDPJ
Program name en
Collaborative Research and Development Grants
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement coopérative
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
96
Committee name en
RPP Internal Decision Cttee
Committee name fr
Cté de décision interne - PPR
Area of application code
1207
Area of application group en
Advancement of knowledge
Area of application group fr
Avancement des connaissances
Area of application en
Information, computer and communication technologies
Area of application fr
Technologie de l'information, des ordinateurs et des réseaux de communications
Research subject code
2505
Research subject group en
Electrical and electronic engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie électrique et électronique
Research subject en
Photon devices
Research subject fr
Dispositifs photoniques
Installment
inst:2; 3
Partie
2
Nb partie
4
Application title
Scalable Neuromorphic Photonic Circuits
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
The project aims to develop small-scale silicon photonic neuromorphic (neuron and brain-inspired) circuits with architecture and enabling technologies allowing such circuits to be scaled in size. With a sufficient number of nodes (photonic neurons), such circuits would enable practical applications in nonlinear optimization, quadratic programming, and deep learning acceleration in artificial intelligence (AI) hardware, to name a few. The top challenges to be addressed specifically in this project are on-chip gain and control of photonic neurons. In the course of the project, there will be multiple tape-outs (chip fabrications) of photonic chips comprising neuromorphic circuits of increasing complexity, optical amplifier chips, and CMOS control electronics.
