Session 1 Overview Plenary Session - Invited Papers

Abstract

The Plenary Session will begin with welcome remarks, and an introduction from the Conference Chair, Jan van der Spiegel. Then, Eugenio Cantatore, the Technical Program Chair, will provide an overview of ISSCC 2019. Next, the Plenary Session will feature four keynote speakers, who are renowned leaders in their respective fields. In line with the Conference theme, “Envisioning the Future”, they will overview important innovation trends that are predicted to have a strong impact on the further development of Integrated circuits and systems: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), integration of photonics and electronics, and 5G. An Awards Ceremony that recognizes major technical and professional accomplishments, presented by the IEEE, Solid-State-Circuits Society (SSCS), and ISSCC, will take place following the second plenary talk. plenaries as local learning and brain-mimicking functions) are addressed. The next two plenary talks focus on the future of communication technologies: The integration of photonic functions in photonic chips, and the creation of new systems that put together integrated electronics and photonics is one of the most compelling emerging technologies today. Meint Smit, Professor of Photonic Integration at the Eindhoven University of Technology, provides an overview of the state-of-the-art in InP- and Si-based photonics, reviewing similarities and differences, and discussing in detail membrane-based InP photonic technologies supporting efficient integration with electronics. is human-human inflection is and key the disruptive architectures and technology innovations of plenary personal of the motivating be the two horses driving the carriage called AI, thus opening up new requirements for the next generation deep learning SoCs. The application market for Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) is rapidly growing. Photonic Integration is the dominant technology in high bandwidth communications and is set to become dominant in many fields of photonics, just like microelectronics in the field of electronics. Photonic integrated circuits offer compelling performance advances in terms of precision, bandwidth and energy efficiency. To enable uptake in new sectors, the availability of highly standardized (generic) photonic integration platform technologies is of key importance as this separates design from technology, reducing barriers for new entrants. The major platform technologies today are InP-based monolithic integration and Silicon Photonics. In this perspective paper we will describe the current status and future developments of InP-based generic integration platforms. The 5G era is upon us, ushering in new opportunities for technology innovation across the computing and connectivity landscape. 5G presents an inflection point where wireless communication technology is driven by application and expected use cases, and where the network will set the stage for data-rich services and sophisticated cloud apps, delivered faster and with lower latency. This paper will highlight the disruptive architectures and technology innovations required to make 5G and beyond a reality.