Program Summary
High performance mixed-mode electronics provide the interface between analog signals in the physical world and digital signals in the information domain. The performance of mixed-mode interfaces directly affects applications ranging from the national telecommunications infrastructure to defense electromagnetic systems for sensing, communications, and electronic warfare. Current implementations of these interfaces in traditional complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) technologies are increasingly constrained by the limits of MOS transistor scaling.
The Technologies for Mixed-mode Ultra Scaled Integrated Circuits (T-MUSIC) program aims to develop advanced materials, device processing, and innovative mixed-mode circuit designs based on an advanced CMOS fabrication platform to vastly improve the speed and accuracy of integrated mixed-mode electronics. Specifically, T-MUSIC aims to develop advanced on-shore mixed-mode foundry technologies monolithically combining cutting-edge CMOS with analog transistors capable of exceeding 600 GHz. The program also aims to demonstrate innovative broadband precision mixed-mode integrated circuits leveraging these foundry technologies.
T-MUSIC will enable broad access to mixed-mode technology in on-shore foundries to support U.S. commercial and defense technology leadership in dual-use applications including telecommunications, automotive radars, and edge artificial intelligence sensors.