Funding boost for low power SRAM specialist
Sheffield based firm sureCore has secured a Technology Strategy Board SMART award of £250K to help realise its low power SRAM technology in a next generation silicon process node.
Working with the major foundries developing FDSOI and FinFET technologies, the grant will be used to contribute to the development of a demonstrator chip that will be used to showcase sureCore's patented array control and sensing scheme, which is designed to significantly lower active power consumption.
Through a combination of detailed analysis and using advanced statistical models, sureCore has developed an SRAM memory which it claims consumes less than half the power of existing solutions.
Paul Wells, the company's ceo, commented: "We are pleased that the TSB has recognised the potential of our technology by awarding this grant. We have proven the technology in simulation but to fully characterise and demonstrate its benefits implementation in silicon is a must. This is a critical next step in demonstrating the value of our IP to our customers."
