CX-001015: Categorical Exclusion Determination

Integrated Direct Current (dc)-dc Conversion for Energy-Efficiency Multicore MicroprocessorsCX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6Date: 03/02/2010Location(s): New YorkOffice(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Field Office

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March 2, 2010
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Integrated Direct Current (dc)-dc Conversion for Energy-Efficiency Multicore Microprocessors
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6
Date: 03/02/2010
Location(s): New York
Office(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Field Office

Columbia University is proposing to use American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding through Department of Energy to research methods to reduce energy consumption in future servers by addressing the power issue at the processor chip level rather than the motherboard level. Development will include design and prototype fabrication of the technologies.

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