DEVCOM ARL/ ARO: Foundations of Superconducting Digital Logic (FSDL)

FSDL is soliciting proposals to study the foundational issues on topics such as materials, Josephson junctions, flux-trapping mitigations, and architectures used for SCE and to explore high-risk yet potentially revolutionary paths forward.

The goal is not to produce near-term incremental gains but rather to unambiguously identify the underlying limiting factors and determine 6 the fundamental changes required for both an order-of-magnitude, or more, increase in circuit density as well as reliable fabrication and operation.

The program offers two funding tracks: 

Exploratory Projects: proof-of-concept efforts for novel research to address one or more technical challenges faced by SCE.

Integration Projects: research to incorporate novel approaches, for which proof of concept has already been demonstrated. 

Funding: 

Exploratory $3,000,000-$2,000,000 per year

Integration $7,000,000- $4,000,000 per year 

Duration: 

Exploratory 4 years

Integration 5 years

Research Authority due date: 8.8.23

White paper (strongly encouraged) due date: 15.8.23

Full proposal due date: 31.10.23