Challenges and Opportunities in Future Innovative Semiconductor Technologies for Next Decades
Abstract
Semiconductor market has been continuously growing for the past 50 years and is projected to accelerate its previous growth trajectory thanks to the recent explosion of generative AI, IoT, 5G, automotive and so on. In order to satisfy the requirements for memory, storage, and computation, however, we will face and overcome many challenges from an extremely small physical dimension of silicon devices, complex and expensive fabrication processes. Since these enormous opportunities are strongly dependent on technological advancements, the key is relentless technical innovations in materials, processes, structures and equipment toward improving PPA (power-performance-area) in a cost-effective way through collaborative and shared efforts among academia, industry and government. To this aim, this paper will review the history of technology evolution, and discuss technical directions together with promising innovative candidates of DRAM, Flash, Logic and Package for next decades.
Short Biography
Dr. Kinam Kim is a chairman of Samsung Electronics and the president of NAEK (National Academy of Engineering of Korea). Prior to that, he was a vice chairman and CEO of Samsung Electronics, overseeing global operations of the memory, system LSI and foundry business units. He is one of the global experts in the development of semiconductor technologies with over 40 years' experience, impacting on the innovation and progression which has not only elevated the South Korean economy and correspondingly, South Korea's status as a technology hub, but also greatly contributing to the well being of society worldwide. Many of the technologies developed under his leadership were initiated via bold bets that were often not considered feasible by others.
