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DARPA’s PICASSO programme launched to scale PIC systems

DARPA's PICASSO programme

The deadline for PICASSO proposals is 6 March 2026, with Phase 1 running from July 2026 to January 2028 (Image: DARPA)

The US defence agency is targeting circuit-level design to overcome noise and scaling limits in PIC architectures

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