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875: How Semiconductors Are Made (And Fuel the AI Boom), with Kai Beckmann

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Kai Beckmann: 我公司生产的材料几乎应用于全球所有电子设备中,这体现了我们在材料科学领域的领先地位。我们正积极参与量子计算、神经形态计算等前沿技术的研究,并利用AI技术来研发新型材料,以满足AI技术发展的需求。半导体行业的发展趋势是朝着更高性能、更低功耗的方向发展,这需要在材料、器件、集成和封装等多个方面进行创新。异构集成和光子学技术将是未来重要的发展方向。 此外,半导体行业具有周期性波动,我们公司通过管理成本、研发投入以及应对市场变化来应对这些挑战。 在AI监管方面,我认为应该在促进创新和确保合规之间取得平衡,保护数据提供者的权益,同时避免过多的监管负担阻碍创新。 最后,我们公司还与欧洲航天局合作,探索AI技术在太空领域的应用,例如在低重力环境下的生物和材料研究,以及利用太空数据进行优化。 Jon Krohn: 本期节目探讨了半导体在数字时代的重要性,以及AI技术如何推动半导体行业的发展。我们与Kai Beckmann先生就半导体制造工艺、AI在材料研发中的应用、以及未来计算技术(如量子计算和神经形态计算)进行了深入探讨。此外,我们还讨论了半导体行业周期性波动以及AI监管等重要议题。

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Why are semiconductors so essential in this digital age, and how are they made? Jon Krohn speaks to electronics CEO Kai Beckmann about Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany’s intricate manufacturing process, how we can use AI to develop materials that power next-gen AI technologies, and how a chip with the processing power of the human brain might one day be able to run on the power of a low-watt light bulb.

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In this episode you will learn:

  • (06:26) How Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany* *supports groundbreaking developments in AI 

  • (13:42) Material science’s biggest challenges for AI 

  • (29:55) What heterogeneous integration is

  • (34:37) How optical tech influences the electronics industry 

  • (49:04) Navigating upturns and downturns in the semiconductor industry 

  • (53:08) How AI regulations benefit humanity