Our Research Focus
The BISON CAD Lab drives cutting-edge research in:
- Monolithic 3D Integrated Circuits (M3D-IC) Design Automation
- EDA Frameworks for IC Design and Manufacturing
- Edge-AI Hardware Accelerators for Embedded Systems
- Sensor Fusion and Bio-sensor Integration Systems
- Power Delivery Networks with Magnetic-core Inductors
- Neuromorphic Computing for Energy-efficient AI
Featured Project Roadmap
This roadmap shows our Monolithic 3D CAD Automation objectives, including partitioning, placement with bottom-gate transistors, MIV shielding, and heterogeneous integration strategies. Our work also explores advanced power delivery solutions and design for ML hardware.
Current Projects & Tasks
- ✔ Heterogeneous Integration across ultra-thin and bulk substrates
- ✔ CAD Innovation for M3D-IC Automation
- ✔ Power Delivery and Clock Distribution Solutions
- ✔ Advanced Design Techniques for Machine Learning Hardware
Funded Projects
External Grants
- NSF CAREER (PI): Process Technology-based EDA Framework for Efficient Monolithic 3D Integration, $553,560 (2025–2030)
- NSF (Co-PI): Disposable Microfluidics Device with Integrated RF Electric Fields and Machine Learning, $500,000 (2025–2027)
- NSF (Co-PI): International Research Experience on RFID Sensing System with ML, $450,000 (2025–2028)
- USDA (Co-PI): Fusion of ML and Electromagnetic Sensors for Real-Time Local Decisions in Agriculture, $3,914,085 (2023–2025)
- USDA (PI): AI-driven Weed Identification for Herbicide Resistant Weed Control, $139,000 (2024–2026)
- NSF (PI): CRII: Enabling Metal Inter-Layer Via Device Utilization for On-chip Memory, $174,948 (2021–2023)
- NSF (Co-PI): Point-of-Care Sensor with Electric Fields and ML for Early Stage Pancreatic Cancer Detection, $250,000 (2022–2024)
Internal Grants
- Dakota Digital Academy (PI): Teaching Development Activities for VLSI Design, $5,000 (2020–2021)
- ND EPSCoR (PI): Compact Device Utilization for On-chip Applications in M3D ICs, $10,000 (2020–2021)
- ND EPSCoR (PI): Low-power Neural Network Design with Emerging Technologies, $10,000 (2020)
- EDRF (Co-PI): IoT-Based Sensor for Work Zone Safety Monitoring, $153,889 (2024–2025)
- ND EPSCoR (PI): IC-AI Interplay, $15,000 (2023)