IBM & Ansys Detail Results From DARPA Thermonat Thermal Modeling Program

• The research program aims to improve heat-prediction accuracy at the nanoscale while reducing simulation time for advanced semiconductor design.

Electronics & EE · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 43 words

Thermonat makes nanoscale thermal prediction practical for real-world chip design

• DARPA’s Thermonat program tackles heat management in sub‑10‑nm chips, a critical barrier to performance. • Existing commercial tools miss nanoscale heat flow; atomistic methods a