The Great Collision, Semis/3D Printing/Mems

[Arthur Hanson]

I have written about the big data/communications/processing power/mems chain and how they are linked. This will yield another derivative chain of semis/3D printing/mems. These chains are going to cause changes to industries and professions most have not even given serious consideration to. Several key patents run out next year and other technologies will have made another leap (RRAM/NVRAM among others) and the collision is going to shake up the world as we know it for the very heart of prototyping and production is going be turned on its head. Never before have we seen so many key technologies not only change, but meet at the same time. I read on dozens of technical sites and feel the structure of SemiWiki is the most adaptable and open place for an open exchange on this change since much of the technology is coming from the semi sector, which also will provide most of the IP. The semi sector and the software sector are the two most prolific areas in producing IP in the world today and mems and 3D printing are going to be their link to the real world and in the next two years we will see some of the most profound changes and advances in technological history. It is not only the changes we will see, but a massive geometric acceleration of the pace of change. The social and economic ramifications will present as many opportunities as dangers. I feel the SemiWiki ecosystem and community have the best shot at bringing out the best in these changes. Comments, thoughts, ideas wanted and welcomed, it takes a community for the spread of knowledge required is beyond anyone.

http://www.technologyreview.com/news/532816/3-d-printing-bio-electronic-parts/

This shows it will not only print regular parts, but also extend into the field of bio printing and further the fusion of semis and the body.