Semiconductor Industry in the Age of AI
ABSTRACT
Semiconductors are the foundation of today’s digital economy and powering innovations that will shape the trajectory of human history. As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to push boundaries, semiconductors play an essential role in enabling breakthroughs that empower AI systems to be more powerful, more insightful, and more energy efficient. This speech highlights the latest progress of the semiconductor industry to support a vast spectrum of applications that have forever changed our lives. It gives insight into the paths of continued advanced technology scaling, the crucial role of design-technology co-optimization (DTCO), and how system-level integration will elevate system performance to new heights. The advancements of semiconductors will enable many new innovations in AI, high-performance computing (HPC), wireless connectivity, and autonomous driving. The speech also highlights the trend of technologies ranging from low-power and Edge AI devices to cloud based computing. By harnessing the new capabilities of semiconductors, these innovations will greatly improve productivity, efficiency, safety, as well as sustainability. The semiconductor industry is indeed experiencing a “golden era” in spurring remarkable economic growth and unleashing innovations in AI to create a better future for society.
BIOGRAPHY
Experience:
- Senior Vice President, Business Development and Overseas Operations Office, TSMC
- Vice President, Business Development, TSMC
- Vice President, Research & Development / Design and Technology Platform, TSMC
- Vice President, Technology and Manufacturing Group, Intel
- Conference Chair for the International Solid-state Circuit Conference (ISSCC) for 2021/2022
Education:
PhD, Electrical Engineering, Duke University, USA
Dr. Kevin Zhang currently serves as Deputy Co-COO and Senior Vice President of Business Development and Global Sales at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC), where he is responsible to the companywide business strategy and global sales, including technology roadmap and customer engagement. Before joining TSMC, Dr. Zhang was Vice President of Technology and Manufacturing Group and Director of Circuit Technology at Intel. Dr. Zhang was elected as Intel Fellow in 2005 and led his teams to win 5 Intel Achievement Awards, the highest technical accomplishments at the company.
Dr. Zhang has published more than 80 papers at international conferences and in technical journals. He holds 55 U.S. patents in the field of integrated circuit technology. Dr. Zhang was the 2016 International Solid-State Circuit Conference (ISSCC) Program chair and conference chair for 2021/2022. He currently serves on the Advisory Board of MIT Engineering School. Dr. Zhang is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
Dr. Zhang holds a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Duke University, North Carolina, USA.