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Semiconductor Trends to Watch in 2018

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by Balaji Chandrasekaran

Mar 14, 2018

Major changes are taking shape in the semiconductor industry as a new era of computing emerges centered on artificial intelligence (AI). “Semiconductors and semiconductor processing technologies will play a key enabling role in the AI revolution,” according to Prabu Raja, senior vice president of Applied’s Semiconductor Products Group, who shared his views in Solid State Technology magazine. Prabu sees a broad set of market trends including the Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data, Industry 4.0, VR/AR/MR and autonomous vehicles bringing incredible inflections in new processor architectures, next-generation devices and packaging schemes.

Read Prabu’s full article here and find out how these trends will make 2018 a very exciting year for the semiconductor industry.

Tags: artificial intelligence, AI, Semiconductors

Balaji Chandrasekaran

Vice President, Strategy and Marketing, Semiconductor Products Group 

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Balaji leads the strategy and marketing group driving long-term planning and strategic growth initiatives at Applied Materials. He holds a bachelor’s degree in metallurgical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, a master’s degree in materials science from Northwestern University and an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley.

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