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Any views, observations or thoughts on this area would be appreciated. I feel this has the capability to be technical revolution, especially combined with augmented and virtual reality. Could it be an extreme driver of automation in everything from research to production? Thoughts and estimated time lines would be appreciated. I have no doubt this could be a serious driver of progress by creating a much shortened timeline for innovation and discovery driving many new business and social models. Any thoughts, observations and their impacts would be appreciated. I feel the so called labor shortage could also change our rate of progress in many of these areas. Thanks
I suspect the bulk local/IOT/edge products will hit the market in 2026.
Many of AI and optimization algorithms and methods were written in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. My company uses several of those algorithms in our optimizers (both global and local). The hardware was too slow to implement. The modern finfet technologies, silicon interposers handling 40u and below pad pitches for flip chip, TSVs, and stackable HBMs allowing direct wiring without going through a serdes and the high capacitance of a PCB for fast access to the DRAMs has been the game changer.
For one thing, PC Boards will be shrunk. They just need connectors, power conversion, reference oscillator and perhaps V or I reference for calibration? To think, I was considering having our company support Gerber format a few years ago. SIPs are becoming the big thing now.
Companies who build and/or use automation will win. Labor will lose. The purpose of the self driving cars is to eliminate delivery labor. That is one of many occupations that will be hurt by automation. Factories will be located where nuclear power is available. Farms will be more automated. Perhaps fish missiles will be used to clear out the oceans from these well sought after food chain creatures (we better produce fish farms).
The technical revolution started in 2014-2016. Things are changing even more rapidly, for the good and bad. We are in the middle of a technology arms race.
