Silicon Valley experts believe that the semiconductor industry will be rejuvenated

It has been suggested that the semiconductor industry that has had a major impact on human civilization and scientific and technological progress over the past few decades is already a thin mountain. But experts who attended a technology conference in Silicon Valley on the 8th pointed out that with the rapid development of wireless communications, the semiconductor industry is expected to usher in a new spring.

Silicon Valley’s largest Chinese semiconductor professional organization, the China Semiconductor Association, held its 20th annual conference that day. While reviewing the history, participants focused on the potential future technological breakthroughs in the semiconductor industry and the possible further impact on human life.

Chen Dongmin, president of the association, predicted in an interview with Xinhua News Agency that there are two major trends in the future that will push the semiconductor industry into a new development cycle. The first is the rise of mobile communications and cloud computing. With most of the calculations in the “cloud”, people will be able to access massive information anytime and anywhere with simple electronic devices. This will promote the development of many new semiconductor chip technologies.

In addition, with the maturity of consumer semiconductor technology, the application of semiconductor technology is expected to expand from entertainment and media content consumption to human health, clean energy, environmental protection, and other fields. This will not only create new demand for the semiconductor industry, but also mean that semiconductor technology is expected to make more contributions to solving the major challenges facing mankind and create greater value.

“The semiconductor industry has not entered the sunset phase,” Chen Dongmin pointed out. Despite this, the next step in the development of the semiconductor industry faces more challenges, not only depends on technological breakthroughs, but also requires more innovation in business models.

A number of experts also expressed similar views in their keynote speeches at the meeting. They generally hold optimistic views on the development prospects of the semiconductor industry.

Former Intel senior vice president Yu Youcheng worked for Intel for about 30 years. After briefly reviewing the development of the semiconductor and information technology industries for decades, he pointed out that silicon chips are the "fuels" of the digital future. The chips will have stronger future functions and lower costs. A truly digital world will therefore be ubiquitous. " The good show is still behind."

Professor Hu Zhengming of the University of California at Berkeley once led the development of basic technologies for manufacturing 3D (three-dimensional) transistors. This technology is considered to be a major breakthrough in semiconductor technology. Intel will soon produce chips using this new transistor. Hu Zhengming said that energy consumption and speed are still obstacles to the future development of the semiconductor industry. He is currently studying "green" transistors that can be used in low-energy electronic devices. Similar new transistors are expected to provide solutions to the problems faced by the semiconductor industry, supporting the future of the semiconductor industry to continue to play a role in improving human life.