DARPA seeks revolutionary research ideas for topics not being addressed by ongoing Microsystems Technology Office programs or other published solicitations. The maximum funding for projects is USD$2M.
Current areas of interest include:
- Quantum circuits
- Fault-tolerant quantum computer modeling
- Fault-tolerant quantum computer architectures
- High efficiency quantum-optical transducers
- High-rate quantum-optical entanglement generators
- Matrixed quantum sensors for sensing and signal processing
- Methodologies and building blocks for chip-scale quantum systems
- Scalable application-specific quantum hardware
- Ultrahigh density qubit manufacturing methods
- Biological circuits
- Biochemical processor alternatives
- Microsystem translators to control biological function
- Portable, customizable nanopore sensing platforms
- Self-assembled biomolecular transistors and integrated circuits
- Photonic circuits
- Chip-scale hyperspectral sensors
- Low size, weight, and power conformal optical phased arrays
- Low size, weight, and power high intensity light sources
- Portable ultrahigh power terahertz emitters
- Ultrafast scattered light analyzers
- Ultrahigh-density intra-chip 3D photonic interconnects
- Manufacturing Ecosystem
- Data-starved fabrication and integration process predictions
- Frameworks to accelerate electromagnetic microsystem discovery
- High density cryogenic-to-room-temperature interconnects
- Miniaturized 3D heterogeneously integrated cryogenic cooling
- Real-time closed-loop manufacturing of new materials
- Self-updating programmable assembly tools
- Dual Use by Design
- Black-box model-based risk assessment frameworks
- Commercially relevant tool development challenge problems
- Customizable template application specific integrated circuits
- Electromagnetic spectrum interaction strategic emulators
- High-accuracy long range passive ranging
- High-efficiency waste heat electricity generation at the microsystem
- Low size, weight, and power passive navigation
- Plasmonic sub-terahertz amplifiers
- Tunable emissivity materials
Proposals will be accepted and assessed on a rolling basis until 9 May 2025.
Abstracts are encouraged but not mandatory.
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Broad Agency Announcement – MTO: HR001124S0028
