KIT and Intel Develop Microchip for Research-oriented Teaching
Students and researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) from Helmholtz Information, in cooperation with the US chip manufacturer Intel, have developed an innovative microchip named ‘Callisto’. This chip, which covers an area of four square millimeters and utilizes state-of-the-art transistor technology, was created as part of the Intel University Shuttle Program and serves both research and teaching purposes. The project impressively demonstrates how practice-oriented education can thrive at the intersection of academia and industry. (Source: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology – Press Releases)
The project participants are particularly proud of the variety of integrated technologies implemented in the ‘Callisto’ chip. “Our microchip contains a number of test structures and circuits developed in several research projects, including for example circuits for controlling time-critical processes, diodes for particle detectors, integrated noise suppression and much more”, says Professor Jasmin Aghassi-Hagmann.
Her colleague Professor Ivan Peric from the Institute for Process Data Processing and Electronics at KIT, whose research group was also involved in the chip development, adds: “Finfet transistors are optimized for space and energy efficiency. I am glad that our students got the opportunity to design circuits based on these novel devices.” Peter Baumgartner, head RF engineer at Intel, guided the students throughout the project and helped them conclude the successful tapeout on time.
Bryan Casper, the coordinator of USP at Intel, was particularly impressed by the commitment of the KIT students in the joint project: “For us, it was confirmation that we can and should start training future specialists early during their studies.” The findings from the project are now being incorporated directly into the current curriculum of the Master’s degree program in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at KIT.
KIT “Callisto” is now being produced at Intel’s foundry and the first dies should arrive in Karlsruhe before the end of the year. The team is already looking forward to the electrical verification and characterization.
KIT/M. Heidelberger, 24.07.2024
The original press release can be found at:
KIT and Intel Develop Microchip for Research-oriented Teaching
Localization in the Helmholtz Information:
Helmholtz Information, Program 3: Materials Systems Engineering, Topic 1: Functionality by Information-Guided Design: From Molecular Concepts to Materials
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Jasmin Aghassi-Hagmann
Institute of Nanotechnology (INT)
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Phone: +49 721-608-28318
E-Mail: jasmin.aghassi@kit.edu
Contact for this press release:
Dr. Martin Heidelberger
Press Officer
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Phone: +49 721-608-41169
E-Mail: martin.heidelberger@kit.edu
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