The Japan Society of Applied Physics

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

[RS-A] Will Memory change in the age of AI, IoT, VR/AR and 5G?

Moderator: N. Takaura1
Panelists: N. Aoto2, D. Bankman3, M. Rathor4, M. Tada5, C. Yoshimura1
(1.Hitachi, Ltd.(Japan), 2.Micron Memory Japan(Japan), 3.Stanford University(USA), 4.Arm Ltd.(UK), 5.NEC Corporation(Japan))

This rump session highlights the advances in memory technology used for Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), VR (Virtual Reality) / AR (Augmented Reality) and 5G communication.

Semiconductor memory technology is widely utilized for ultra-low power IoT applications and neural network calculations. The spread of 5G will drive the growth of semiconductor memory market. These trends are enabled by DRAM, NAND FLASH, high-density NVM, MRAM, circuit technology for machine learning, CMOS annealing as In-memory computing, and Atom Switch for non-volatile Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA). In this rump session, fundamental aspects of these enablers will be concisely reviewed by industrial and academic experts. The use cases for Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) will be also introduced.

Promising future prospects and challenges to overcome the “R&D death valley” will be revealed. Anyone from semiconductor users to application developers is welcome to join and discuss value creation by various use cases and collaboration with customers.