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80 PCB007 MAGAZINE I FEBRUARY 2025 is easier than you might think. You'll learn how to reach the "Center of Annihilation" and much more in this engaging, fun, and energetic talk. Surace, known as the father of the virtual assistant, is a Silicon Valley "disruptive" inno- vator and leader in the application of AI, with 94 worldwide patents. He was INC Magazine's Entrepreneur of the Year, a CNBC top Inno- vator of the Decade, World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer, featured for five years on Tech- TV 's Silicon Spin, and inducted into RIT's Innovation Hall of Fame. He led pioneering work on the first cellular data smartphone, the first AI virtual assistants (like Siri), the first generative AI in soware test- ing, and many artificial intelligence inventions. "3D Integration and Chiplets: An Edge AI Perspective" Presenter: Dr. Ahmad Bahai, senior VP and CTO, Texas Instruments 8–9 a.m. Wednesday, March 19 (Open to all) Advances in semiconductor technology and packaging have accelerated further since CMOS scaling has slowed down. Analog and mixed- signal circuits and systems have utilized a vari- ety of processes such as BCD, SiGe, and Wide bandgap semiconductors to address diverse applications in power, RF, precision, and high voltage. Also, MEMS nanotechnology relies on many advances in CMOS manufacturing but doesn't depend on cutting edge lithography. Edge AI sensing applications bring together diverse technologies such as MEMs transduc- ers, RF connectivity, power management, ML engines, and analog frontend in one pack- age or module. e coexistence of multiple technologies in a single chip or module has fueled many innovations on advanced pack- aging techniques such as 2.5D and 3D integra- tion. Wafer level packaging and hybrid bond- ing promise to bring the efficiency of silicon fabrication to packaging flow. In this talk, we review the impact of 3D integration on sys- tem performance and assembly of system in package and modules with particular atten- tion to edge AI sensing. Ahmad Bahai is a senior vice president and chief technology officer (CTO) of Texas Instru- ments responsible for guiding break-through innovation, corporate research and Kilby Labs. He is a professor of e Practice at Massachu- setts Institute of Technology, IEEE Fellow, and a member of Industrial Advisory Committee of the CHIPS Act. He also served on the Presi- Kevin Surace Dr. Ahmad Bahai