The Silicon Horizon: The Next Decade for the Chip Industry
Join Synopsys and Berkeley SkyDeck on January 15th from 3-6:30pm PST at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View for an exclusive, forward-looking summit bringing together the most influential minds across the semiconductor ecosystem: chip startups, top-tier VCs, and industry execs.
In an era of rapid technological acceleration - from advanced AI and autonomous systems to IoT - the foundation of all innovation lies in the chip industry. The next ten years will be defined by seismic shifts in architecture, manufacturing, design, and investment strategy.
This is your opportunity to look beyond the immediate quarter and into the strategic long-term future.
Register today as space is limited. Registrations require approval from the host.
Schedule:
3:00pm - Registration
3:15pm - Welcome Remarks (SkyDeck & Synopsys)
3:30pm - Keynote: The Next 10 Years of Chips: Projected Trends and Inflection Points (Speaker: Prof. Bora Nikolic)
4:00pm - Talk: Taping Out in Months Instead of Years (Speaker: Sridhar Panchapakesan, Executive Director, Synopsys Customer Success Group)
4:30pm - Panel: From Prototype to Unicorn: Enabling Chip Startups for Market Leadership
Panelists:
Krste Asanovic, Co-Founder at SiFive
Ravi Subramanian, Chief Product Officer at Synopsys
Vijay Reddy, Investor at Mayfield Fund
Paul Rousseau, Vice President of North America Field Technical Solutions at TSMC
Moderator: Chon Tang, Founding Partner at Berkeley SkyDeck Fund
5:30pm - Networking Reception (light hors d'oeuvres and drinks will be served)
Please note: When registering, a work email address (corporate, organization or university) must be used. Any registration made with a personal email address (Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, etc.) will be automatically declined.
Any questions? Contact Erika Wu erikawu@berkeley.edu