Since it began in 1955, the IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) has been where the world’s best and brightest electronics technologists go to learn about the latest breakthroughs in semiconductor and related technologies. That tradition continues this year, when the 70th annual IEEE IEDM conference takes place December 7-11, 2024 at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square hotel, with online access to recorded content available afterward.
The IEDM is considered the largest, most prestigious forum where scientists and engineers come together to disclose, discuss and debate the best recent R&D work in electron devices such as transistors. While there are other excellent technical conferences specializing in particular areas of the technology, no other meeting presents so much leading work in so many different areas of the field.
The 2024 IEDM technical program, supporting the theme “Shaping Tomorrow’s Semiconductor Technology” will consist of more than 270 presentations plus a full slate of events including an evening panel, Focus Sessions, Tutorials, Short Courses, a career luncheon, supplier exhibit and IEEE/EDS award presentations.
“Society needs more computing power to satisfy the needs of fast-growing applications like artificial intelligence/high-performance computing (AI/HPC); electrification and automation of transportation and manufacturing; wireless and high-speed communications; quantum computing, and many others,” said Kang-ill Seo, IEDM 2024 Publicity Chair and Vice President, Semiconductor R&D, Samsung Semiconductor.
“These needs will continue to grow, and the IEDM program shows the way to meet them. Many papers discuss striking advances in logic and memory technology, such as monolithic integration of various functions, 3D architectures, and system-level design and technology co-optimization for increased performance at reduced power and cost. Also, many applications of AI are seen throughout the program, in neuromorphic computing and other areas.”
“Since the conference began in 1955, our speakers have gone from talking about single transistors to entire systems,” said Gaudenzio Meneghesso, IEDM 2024 Publicity Co-Chair, and Head of the Department of Information Engineering at the University of Padua. “Noteworthy this year are the many papers on ways to make more efficient, higher-performing CPUs for HPC and machine learning (ML); how gate-all-around (GAA) technology is progressing for next-generation logic; and the high-speed devices which are bringing 6G wireless communications to reality.
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