GaAs opportunities in high performance computing and communications

Abstract

High performance computing and networking are becoming the backbone of the scientific and information infrastructure, incorporating emerging technologies into productive applications at an accelerating pace. These technologies are important both for the national security and as the basis of the future economic competitiveness. The Federal High Performance Computing and Communications Program provides an innovative and coordinated research agenda for the US in these areas. The question of greatest interest to the III/V community is, "What role will emerge for compound semiconductors as computing reinvents itself?". The authors present some insights, and a sample of the GaAs-related research funded by the Advanced Research Projects Agency. Results of these efforts will significantly contribute to the future role these semiconductors will play in mainstream computing.<>