CEAT continues PDK research started in 2007

Friday, March 13, 2015

Historically, Oklahoma State University researchers have cooperated with colleagues in North Carolina State and Arizona State University to put together an open, free-for-use process design kit for a virtual 45 nm (FreePDK45) technology. The PDK is the key enabler for design-related experiments and demonstrations because it defines the physical and electrical properties of the technology. Every part of the PDK had to be sourced from a public presentation or publication.

Dr. James Stine, the associate professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering received a three-year grant from the Air force Research Laboratory (AFRL) for $409,972 in October 2014. The grant entitles secure high performance multi-core computer architecture design and exploration.  It deals with designing system on chip designs for nanometer technologies with advanced software systems that are similar to the one to FreePDK45.