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AI The impact of artificial intelligence on the semiconductor industry

| Author / Editor: Nigel Charig / Erika Granath

Developments in AI are proving beneficial for semiconductor manufacturers, both by creating new marketing opportunities and by facilitating manufacturing process improvements. This article offers examples of both factors.

According to a report titled ‘Accenture Semiconductor Technology Vision 2019’, 77 percent of semiconductor executives surveyed said they have adopted AI in their business or are piloting the technology.
According to a report titled ‘Accenture Semiconductor Technology Vision 2019’, 77 percent of semiconductor executives surveyed said they have adopted AI in their business or are piloting the technology.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) comprises technologies that range from machine learning to natural language processing. It allows computer systems to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence such as visual perception or decision-making. And it’s beginning to have a significant impact on the semiconductor industry, because it both creates new market opportunities, and allows improvements to the semiconductor design and fabrication process.

Software to hardware shift creates market opportunities

For decades now, the architecture and software layers of the technology stack have dominated high tech, because of the important advances they have brought to PCs and mobile phones⁠—the game-changing innovations that have defined this era. However, the growth of AI could change this, as AI applications share a reliance on hardware as a core enabler of innovation.

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