Project ID:
RFP-2007-037
Title:
Low-power Hardware
Summary:
Part of the Innovation on Power at Cisco, this RFP addresses the technology challenges for hardware design and development.
Full Description:
Various sources point to both near-term and far-term technology limitations for hardware design. One of the main problems is power, in terms of power dissipation (maximum power), energy consumption (average power), and stand-by / low power modes (minimum power).
[ed: this might need repair or slight augmentation- it's a stretch to exactly match the parenthetical explanations to the subjects; maybe "in terms of peak power and heat dissipation, average power, and stand-by / low-power modes." Energy consumption is implicit in all the above.]
Research is needed in terms of novel techniques to tackle the issue of low-power hardware at different levels, both in the ASIC domain and microprocessor domain.
The research should address the problem of evaluating trade-offs between power and performance, and rely on evolutionary and revolutionary approaches, to minimize in the short-term variations in processes and impact on time-to-market, and integrate in the long run with design and development processes.
Constraints and other information:
IPR will stay with the University. Cisco expects customary scholarly dissemination of results, and hopes that promising results would be made available to the community without limiting licenses, royalties, or other encumbrances.
Proposal submission:
Please use the link below to submit a proposal for research responding to this RFP. After a preliminary review, we may ask you to revise and resubmit your proposal.
Create/submit a statement of interest for this RFP 
RFPs may be withdrawn as research proposals are funded, or interest in the specific topic is satisfied. Researchers should plan to submit their proposals as soon as possible. Submissions-to-date are reviewed at the beginning of each quarter (the first business day of: January, April, July, October).
Questions? Contact: research@cisco.com
