Bio :

Milind Weling is the Head of Lab-to-Fab-to-Product Realization and co-founder of the Neuro-inspired Computing Incubator of the Electronics business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, and for EMD Electronics in the U.S. and Canada. Previously he was Senior Vice President for Intermolecular, Inc. where he led Customer Programs and Operations where he drove the discovery and optimization of new materials, integrated module solutions, and leading-edge devices. Milind is a senior engineering and management professional with extensive experience in advanced memory and logic technology development, DFM and design-process interactions, new product introduction, and foundry management. His previously held senior engineering and management roles include DFM products engineering at Cadence Design Systems and high-performance CMOS technology development at Sun Microsystems, Philips Semiconductors, and VLSI Technology. Milind holds a B. Tech and MS degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, and the University of Hawaii, respectively. He holds 50+ patents and has co-authored over 70 technical papers, primarily focused on semiconductor process technology, integration and semiconductor device reliability.

Abstract :

The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) has had a disruptive impact on the state of the art of technology at all levels of abstraction. AI’s explosive growth demands significantly revolutionary and enabling improvements of >100X for memory density + bandwidth, latency + performance, and energy consumption + overall environmental sustainability. With device innovation at its core, present day technology development focuses on emerging methodologies that require co-optimization of all orders of abstraction such as system, design, devices, technology and even materials aka SDDTMCO. This talk will highlight the opportunities and challenges the industry faces in transitioning from established to novel process architectures that require new materials for successful deployment. Our ability as materials suppliers to offer integrated additive process modules that meet customers’ aggressive performance and reliability target key performance indices (KPIs) will be crucial to accelerating semiconductor technology development. Moreover, technological progress can be further accelerated by embracing digital transformation to explore our exploration space and enable innovation.