Semiconductor expert Rakesh Kumar on why demand for microchips is increasing, their environmental impact and what the future holds.
Microchips drive the tech that run the world.
Devices like smartphones and laptops, smart functionality in the Internet Of Things and, of course... AI and the data centres that it is built on.
Energy demand, water demand (for cleaning and cooling), air quality... all are being impacted by the world's relentless demand for more chips, and the functionality they unlock.
But what about the outputs of tech advances? New material discoveries, algorithms that drive efficiency, processing that powers the R&D that could deliver significant planet positive breakthroughs.
All are discussed in this fascinating interview with Rakesh Kumar, Professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Illinois and author of new book 'The Chip Age', out now.