2024 Keynotes

Abstract: This talk explores the critical elements driving the next 10x in AI acceleration, focusing on the interconnected pillars of System & Silicon, Algorithms, and Data. We delve into efficient codesign for accelerated computing, highlighting techniques like flash attention, quantization and compression, alongside silicon and system innovations. Moving beyond dense matrix workloads, the talk examines trends like retrieval-augmented Large Language Models (LLMs), multimodal systems and agents, while emphasizing the crucial role of data quality and training methods. This presentation offers a holistic view of the evolving AI landscape, providing engineers a roadmap for navigating and contributing to the future of AI acceleration and its applications. 

Abstract: The automotive industry is undergoing a profound transformation driven by advances in semiconductor and microcontroller technologies, which are crucial for next generation vehicle architectures.

The presentation explores success factors for modern controller designs, major market trends and challenges for the industry. Key issues include increasing complexity and integration of electronic control systems, stringent requirements for dependability, upcoming AI technologies and scalability to meet the cost targets of affordable cars.

In this presentation we will analyse innovation drivers for modern multi-core microcontrollers in the last decade. On this basis we will showcase how the AURIX™ controller architecture addresses the main challenges of the industry and offers solutions for megatrends such as vehicle electrification and E/E architecture change. The presentation will also offer insights into the relevance of open source technologies for future hardware and software designs.