Ten National Laboratories Will Provide Semiconductor to Establish a First-of-its-Kind CHIPS Manufacturing USA Institute
十个国家实验室将为建立首个CHIPS美国制造研究院提供半导体支持
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced that ten of its National Laboratories will establish the new Semiconductor Manufacturing and Advanced Research with Twins USA (SMART USA) Institute, a new manufacturing institute that will revolutionize domestic semiconductor production through advanced digital twin technology. Digital twins, or virtual copies, are virtual representations of real-world systems that are used to improve domestic semiconductor design, manufacturing, advanced packaging, assembly, and test processes. SMART USA will join an existing network of seventeen institutes designed to increase U.S. manufacturing competitiveness and promote a robust research and development infrastructure. This announcement highlights the convergence of several important pillars of critical and emerging technology for DOE: artificial intelligence, microelectronics, and digital twins.
华盛顿特区——美国能源部（DOE）今日宣布，其十个国家实验室将共同建立“美国半导体制造与先进研究（SMART USA）研究院”。这一全新的制造研究院将通过先进的数字孪生技术革新国内半导体生产。数字孪生，即虚拟副本，是现实系统的虚拟表示，用于优化国内半导体设计、制造、先进封装、组装及测试过程。SMART USA将加入现有的17个研究院网络，旨在提升美国制造业竞争力，并促进强大的研究与开发基础设施。这一声明强调了能源部在关键及新兴技术领域的重要支柱的融合：人工智能、微电子技术及数字孪生技术。
“The Department of Energy and our National Labs have been at the forefront of artificial intelligence research and we’re expanding that reach to advance domestic manufacturing capacity and national security,” said U.S. Secretary of Energy, Jennifer M. Granholm. “The SMART USA Institute supports the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to promote collaboration across the government and broader scientific community to speed up the development and adoption of advanced semiconductor technologies, shorten the time and cost of chip production, and provide training opportunities for the next generation of semiconductor workers.”
美国能源部长詹妮弗·M·格兰霍姆表示：“能源部及其国家实验室一直处于人工智能研究的前沿，我们正在扩大这一领域的覆盖范围，以提升国内制造能力及国家安全。SMART USA研究院支持拜登-哈里斯政府推动政府与更广泛科学界合作的努力，加速先进半导体技术的发展与应用，缩短芯片生产的时间和成本，同时为下一代半导体从业者提供培训机会。”
DOE has a long history of leading innovation at the cutting edge of microelectronics and semiconductor research. Work through DOE’s Exascale Computing Program led to the development of critical components of the GPU chips now essential for advanced simulations and AI.
能源部在引领微电子和半导体研究前沿创新方面有着悠久历史。通过其百亿次级计算计划，能源部开发出了关键的GPU芯片组件，这些组件现在是先进模拟与人工智能的核心。
SMART USA will leverage the unmatched digital twin, or virtual copy, AI, and computational research capabilities of DOE’s national laboratory complex. Ten of DOE's national laboratories have combined effort to provide integral research support forming the backbone of SMART USA (Argonne National Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory). They will be led by Idaho National Laboratory (INL), the project's Chief Digital Officer.
SMART USA将利用能源部国家实验室综合体无与伦比的数字孪生（虚拟副本）、人工智能和计算研究能力。能源部的十个国家实验室共同努力，为SMART USA提供关键研究支持，构建其核心框架。这些实验室包括阿贡国家实验室、布鲁克海文国家实验室、费米国家加速器实验室、爱达荷国家实验室、国家可再生能源实验室、橡树岭国家实验室、太平洋西北国家实验室、普林斯顿等离子体物理实验室、桑迪亚国家实验室和SLAC国家加速器实验室。由爱达荷国家实验室（INL）担任该项目的首席数字官负责领导。
This collaboration with industry and university partners will lead development of the world’s first digital twin backbone for semiconductors. Digital twins refer to living models connecting virtual and real-life assets. The backbone allows combined digital twins to operate together using two-way communication protocols. This technology has the promise to reduce barriers to entry for new digital twin technologies, transforming chips performance in America.
该计划将与行业和大学伙伴合作，开发全球首个半导体数字孪生骨架。数字孪生是指连接虚拟与现实资产的动态模型。该骨架通过双向通信协议使组合的数字孪生协同运行。该技术有望降低新数字孪生技术的准入门槛，从而提升美国芯片性能。
