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ViTFOX

ViTFOX is an international collaboration between Europe and Korea that aims to advance next-generation semiconductor technology for artificial intelligence. The project focuses on developing “ferroelectric-augmented” chips capable of running Vision Transformers (ViTs) with exceptional energy efficiency—exceeding 50 trillion operations per second per watt (TOPS/W).

Project goals

The project’s goal is to build the fundamental blocks of an in-memory network accelerator by exploiting the energy efficiency of ferroelectric switching.

The project aims to contribute to the semiconductor value chain at three key levels:

  • Integration and Testing: Implementation of a neuromorphic engine at board level
  • Back-End Processing: Enabling BEOL functionalization through monolithic integration of complex oxides and heterogeneous integration of advanced functional materials
  • Materials level: Control of ferroelectric switching at the nanoscale to realize low-power, high-density memory devices

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Project
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Title: Vision Transformers with Ferroelectric Oxides
Program: Horizon 2024
Funding agency: Chips Joint Undertaking
Project Coordinator: National Center for Scientific Research Democritus
Duration: 1.10.2024 – 30.9.2027

ViTFOX

Vision Transformers with Ferroelectric Oxides - Bridging Europe and South Korea to Build the Next Generation of AI Chips
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Lisa Kainz MA
Business Development Microsystems
Graz
+43 664 88 964 965
lisa.kainz@silicon-austria.com
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Dr. Venkata Raveendra Nallagatla
Scientist Thin Film Technologies
Villach
+43 664 78735865
venkata.nallagatla@silicon-austria.com

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