875: How Semiconductors Are Made (And Fuel the AI Boom) — with Kai Beckmann

#AItechnologies #Semiconductors #AIchips Why are semiconductors so essential in this digital age, and how are they made? ‪@JonKrohnLearns‬ speaks to electronics CEO Kai Beckmann about Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany’s intricate manufacturing process, how we can use AI to develop materials that power next-gen AI technologies, and how a chip with the processing power of the human brain might one day be able to run on the power of a low-watt light bulb. This episode is brought to you by the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email [email protected] for sponsorship information. In this episode you will learn: • (00:00:00) Introduction • (00:03:56) How Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany supports groundbreaking developments in AI • (00:12:05) Material science’s biggest challenges for AI • (00:29:22) What heterogeneous integration is • (00:34:17) How optical tech influences the electronics industry • (00:48:59) Navigating upturns and downturns in the semiconductor industry • (00:53:19) How AI regulations benefit humanity Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/875