Opening keynote: the big bang of the digital age … the start of an undiscovered universe

The amazing growth of technology applications that we have witnessed in the past few decades, with the AI revolution being a recent peak, is remarkable. It is all thanks to Moore's Law: with every advancement of technology, more powerful applications become feasible. The compute needs for AI have been increasing rapidly and will only grow with the huge potential AI has in many sectors and to address societal challenges. Only a strong continuation of Moore's law, along with new architectural approaches, will enable energy efficient implementation of the exponential increase in required compute power. This will create a need for more flexible chip architectures and technology platforms. 

Access to advanced infrastructure, a global ecosystem and talent are the three pillars of the huge evolution imec has experienced through which it has been able to create impact to the semiconductor industry. The Chips Acts are the ideal vehicle to enhance collaboration and impact in the semiconductor domain. The technological and collaboration direction we choose today will shape the world of tomorrow.