DOST-funded infrastructure and framework for the sharing of resources between the academe, industry, and government, with the goal of reducing the risk of bringing new technologies from discovery to commercialization. Specifically, sharing resources that enable (1) graduate-level manpower development, (2) technology exploration, and (3) increased technology absorption capabilities, leading to increased economic competitiveness and a sustainable local IC design ecosystem. In order to enable these goals and address the accompanying issues associated with these goals, CIDR’s efforts will revolve around and emphasize collaborative activities, specifically the joint development of manpower and technologies.

Component Research Projects:

• Energy-Efficient RF Front-end Architectures for Large-Scale Sensor Networks
  • To explore the use of impulse radio ultra-wideband (IR-UWB) radios as the transmitter in an energy-harvesting wireless sensor node.
• Model-Driven Co-Design of MEMS-Based Sensors and Interface Circuits
  • To develop a model-driven co-design methodology for integrating different types of sensors with their corresponding interface circuits to optimize overall energy sufficiency.
• Energy Efficient Machine Learning Hardware Co-design
  • To develop design methodologies for integrating and co-redesigning machine learning algorithms in sensor nodes and developing prototypes to allow measurements and efficacy of the machine learning hardware.