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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 125 / Friday, July 2, 2021 / Notices
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The computing stack has traditionally been viewed as a hierarchy of layers with devices and circuits comprising the lowest layers, and architectures, software, algorithms, and applications constituting progressively higher layers.
Lower layers of the stack e.g., devices, circuits, architectures more directly involve semiconductor technologies to the extent that researchers may interact with large-scale fabrication facilities, but all levels of the stack are influenced by microelectronic advances to varying degrees. Thus, although in its entirety CISE research may not directly involve research on semiconductors, per se, the entire computing stack, from circuit design to architectures and on to software and applications such as sensor networks including the Internet of Things IoT, embedded computing, next-generation wireless systems, largescale data analytics, AI, edge and cloud computing, and high-performance computing, heavily depends on advances in this space.
As a result, much of the CISE
directorates portfolio is dependent upon advances in semiconductor technologies. For one example, tomorrows artificial intelligence AI
innovations offer transformative societal impacts, but require advanced hardware capabilities that leverage newer semiconductor technologies.
Conversely, the hardware design problem is a large multi-objective, multiscale optimization problem that stands to benefit from the application of modern AI techniques.
Invitation to Comment: NSF invites comments from the public who are directly engaged in, or might potentially benefit from, CISE-related research and education in semiconductor and microand nano-electronics.
1.0 Background On December 1420, 2020, CISE
funded a workshop focusing on the lowest levels of the computing stack.
This workshop considered the scientific frontiers for semiconductor and microelectronics technologies as well as the needs for access to semiconductor foundries for details, see the workshop report at https
nsfedaworkshop.nd.edu/assets/429148/
nsf20_foundry_meeting_report.pdf.

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Building upon that workshop and report, and given the diverse interests of the CISE directorate and community, the intent of this RFI is broader.
Specifically, NSF/CISE seeks to:
Gauge the extent to which the communitys research and educational agenda are handicapped, e.g., by unavailability of past or future resources. By this, NSF/CISE asks that respondents not restrict their answers to issues related to funding, but rather also consider issues related to infrastructure, facilities, access to tools/intellectual property/data, legal issues, etc., that support their research and educational agenda in the broader area of semiconductors;
Understand what specific activities the research community would pursue and how that activity would impact societal and national interests, if the impediments mentioned in the first category above are removed. NSF/CISE
asks respondents to be specific in making projections about new technologies potentially enabled by advances in semiconductor and microelectronics technologies within the 5-, 10-, or 15-year horizons, or longer.
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Request for Information
This RFI is issued solely for information-gathering purposes. NSF/
CISEs intent is to analyze the responses received from this RFI for internal needs and for potentially formulating future programmatics. NSF/CISE may make anonymized versions of the responses available for public consumption. This RFI does not constitute a formal solicitation for proposals. To respond to this RFI, please use the official submission form available at https
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1861.
Dated: June 28, 2021.
Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC invites public comment on the renewal of Office of Management and Budget OMB
approval for an existing collection of information. The information collection is entitled, NRC Online Form, Request for Alternatives.
DATES: Submit comments by August 31, 2021. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods;
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Mail Comments to: David Cullison, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Mail Stop: T6 A10M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 205550001.
For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting comments, see Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
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