The power required to increase computing performance, especially in embedded or sensor systems, has become a serious constraint and is restricting the potential of future systems, reports the Layer 8 blog.

DARPA plans to announce a new program to develop power technologies that could bolster computer system performance per watt from today’s 1 GFLOPS/watt to 75 GFLOPS/watt.

The goal of the program, called Power Efficiency Revolution For Embedded Computing Technologies or PERFECT, is to take a revolutionary approach to processing/power efficiency of embedded systems, and excludes exascale processing issues.