BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Denver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:MDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240119T134858Z UID:A633E9BC-3A0C-4414-8149-6DA5961868D3 DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240118T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240118T200000 DESCRIPTION:Semiconductor technology advancements have enabled the capabili ty and cost of computing devices to\nimprove exponentially over time\, wit h transformative impact - witness the rise of cloud computing and\nthe Int ernet of Things\, which together with advances in machine learning have us hered in the era of\nArtificial Intelligence (AI). Today’s leading-edge microprocessor chips comprise over 80 billion\ntransistors. The complexity of these semiconductor devices requires sophisticated design automation\n tools and manufacturing facilities\, which are increasingly expensive and capital intensive: a leading-edge\nchip fabrication plant\, or “fab\,” costs roughly $10 billion. As a result\, close collaboration between\nele ctronic design automation (EDA) companies\, fabless chip design companies\ , chip manufacturers\,\nwafer fabrication equipment (WFE) companies\, mate rials suppliers\, and outsourced semiconductor\nassembly and test (OSAT) c ompanies is necessary to sustain the exponential pace of technology\nadvan cement.\nThis seminar will begin by providing a high-level overview to exp lain why chips are considered “the new\noil\,” with a market projected to grow to $1T by the end of this decade. Then it will discuss challenges \nahead for the industry and the need for new innovations and talent. As a n example\, integration of nano-\nelectro-mechanical switches with convent ional CMOS transistors to enable dramatic improvements in\ncomputational s peed and energy efficiency will be described. The importance of a culture of inclusion\nfor spurring innovation with maximum positive impact will al so be discussed.\n\nSpeaker(s): Professor King Liu\, \n\nAgenda: \n6:30-6: 45 Brief Business meeting\n\n6:45- 8:00pm Main Presentation\n\nVirtual: ht tps://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/398898 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/398898 ORGANIZER:rtoftness@gmail.com SEQUENCE:12 SUMMARY:Semiconductor Innovation for Transformative Impact URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/398898 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Semiconductor technology advancements have enabled the capability and cost of computing devices to<br />improve expo nentially over time\, with transformative impact - witness the rise of clo ud computing and<br />the Internet of Things\, which together with advance s in machine learning have ushered in the era of<br />Artificial Intellige nce (AI). Today&rsquo\;s leading-edge microprocessor chips comprise over 8 0 billion<br />transistors. The complexity of these semiconductor devices requires sophisticated design automation<br />tools and manufacturing faci lities\, which are increasingly expensive and capital intensive: a leading -edge<br />chip fabrication plant\, or &ldquo\;fab\,&rdquo\; costs roughly $10 billion. As a result\, close collaboration between<br />electronic de sign automation (EDA) companies\, fabless chip design companies\, chip man ufacturers\,<br />wafer fabrication equipment (WFE) companies\, materials suppliers\, and outsourced semiconductor<br />assembly and test (OSAT) com panies is necessary to sustain the exponential pace of technology<br />adv ancement.<br />This seminar will begin by providing a high-level overview to explain why chips are considered &ldquo\;the new<br />oil\,&rdquo\; wit h a market projected to grow to $1T by the end of this decade. Then it wil l discuss challenges<br />ahead for the industry and the need for new inno vations and talent. As an example\, integration of nano-<br />electro-mech anical switches with conventional CMOS transistors to enable dramatic impr ovements in<br />computational speed and energy efficiency will be describ ed. The importance of a culture of inclusion<br />for spurring innovation with maximum positive impact will also be discussed.</p><br /><br />Agenda : <br /><p>6:30-6:45 Brief Business meeting</p>\n<p>6:45- 8:00pm Main Pres entation</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR