Why packaging is becoming increasingly critical and difficult in the automotive market.

Most attacks in the past focused on gaining access to software, but Meltdown and Spectre have changed that forever.

Shortages of used equipment and lower margins mean this problem isn’t getting solved anytime soon.

5G is driving up demand for both 300mm and 200mm capacity. Both are in short supply.

At future nodes there are some unexpected behaviors. What to do about them isn’t always clear.

Autonomous vehicles will cause fundamental shifts across a number of established industry segments tied to automotive, opening up big opportunities for chips and tools.

Better tools, more compute power, and more efficient algorithms are pushing this technology into the mainstream.

Goal is to improve quality while reducing time to revenue, but it’s not always so clear-cut.

But working with this architecture has some not-so-obvious pitfalls, and new tools licensing options may be necessary.

So far there are no tools and no clear methodology to eliminating bugs. That would require understanding what an AI bug actually is.

When does a large amount of data become Big Data, and could system-level verification benefit from it?

Acceleration of advanced processes, skyrocketing complexity and cost, and concerns about IP availability are raising some difficult questions.

It’s too early to predict who will win and why, but there are huge new opportunities everywhere.