DARPA and key companies from the semiconductor and defense industries established the Semiconductor Technology Advanced Research Network, or STARnet.
This effort, which lasted until 2017 when it was superseded by a similar program known as JUMP, supported large university communities to look beyond the current evolutionary directions in microelectronics research and development.
This community of leading academics was supported by resources and expertise of DARPA and participating companies, including at least $40 million each year in basic research funding.
