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At SEMICON West, cybersecurity experts from across the semiconductor value chain—fabs, design houses, toolmakers, suppliers, and research institutions—outlined a sobering truth: the semiconductor sector is entering a new era of exposure.

At SEMICON West, McKinsey’s James Kaplan delivered one of the event’s defining keynote addresses, outlining how semiconductor manufacturers must reshape their cybersecurity strategies to meet the realities of hyperconnected industrial operations.

At SEMICON West, McKinsey’s James Kaplan delivered one of the event’s defining keynote addresses, outlining how semiconductor manufacturers must reshape their cybersecurity strategies to meet the realities of hyperconnected industrial operations.

At SEMICON West, Accenture’s Bradford Hegrat offered a candid assessment of one of the semiconductor industry’s most persistent—and least visible—cybersecurity challenges: operational technology (OT) technical debt.

At SEMICON West, imec leaders Tom Palmaers and Giselle Van Tornout addressed a seldom-discussed but deeply consequential reality: traditional security models often fail in research and development (R&D) environments.

At SEMICON West, Qualcomm’s Daniel O’Loughlin delivered one of the most wide-ranging examinations of semiconductor supply chain security presented at the conference.

Prabhu Jayanna vision for how the semiconductor ecosystem can strengthen trust in the devices it produces. His focus was silicon provenance—a structured, evidence-based approach to proving where a device came from, how it was built, and whether it remained unaltered throughout its lifecycle.

At SEMICON West, Dr. Bertrand Cambou of High Entropy Security explored a fast-evolving challenge in the semiconductor ecosystem: the rise of counterfeit and cloned devices.

Regulatory pressure in the semiconductor industry has reached a historic tipping point. For the first time, global cybersecurity rules are converging in ways that directly reshape how fabs operate, how equipment is designed, and how suppliers demonstrate security to customers around the world.

From synthetic perception to infrared AI and sensor-driven autonomy, the SEMICON TechTALKS session revealed a clear theme: sensors aren’t just collecting data — they’re defining how the world will see and act in real time.