Future of Innovation in Semiconductor Dr. Ahmad Bahai CTO, Texas Instruments, Analog Stanford University
Semiconductor as a foundation Technology has been driving Innovation in High Tech & US Technical Leadership for more than 5 decades Is Innovation in Semiconductor Slowing Down? Exponential growing in IT & ET demands for more break through ideas in Semiconductor 640 TbPS of IP data transferred over Internet globally! In 2015 the number of connected devices are 2X number of people… Future of Moore’s Law! New Devices & Structures
More Than Moore
New Applications
3D Structures Heterogeneous Nanowire Heterogeneous FinFET Beyond CMOS: Spintronics,… Sensors Biosensors High Voltage Big Data, sensors Networks, Smart Grid,…
More Than Moore
Scalable, integrated Passives New Devices: GaN, SiC, IGBT,… Integrated ULP MEMS Intelligent Analog Sub-threshold Cir
Photonics on Silicon
MCM Technology
Slowing down but long way to go 3D Structures Heterogeneous Nanowire Heterogeneous FinFET Beyond CMOS: Spintronics,…
Intelligent silicon: Moore’s Law + More than Moore Audio Codecs, Amplifiers and Haptics
Interface Solutions
Battery Management, Wireless Charging & Energy Harvesting
Conclusion Semiconductor as the Bedrock Technology is Becoming Evermore Pervasive More Breakthrough Innovations in Semiconductor Technology Are Critical for Industrial Competitiveness and Quality of Life Breakthrough Innovations to drive Moore’s Law as well as More Than Moore Are Critical In a Globally Competitive Market, Breakthrough Innovations More Than Ever Demand for Major Government Investment