CHIPS and Life – The Invention, The History and The Future
Abstract
How CHIPS are used in everyday life? Since CHIPS themselves are not easy to see in the devices such as smartphones or computers, it may to be hard to understand and recognize their importance, but in fact they are used in many electric appliances.
For examples, one smartphone has more than 2000 CHIPS, temperature sensors used in air conditioners are made with CHIPS. Rice cookers cook rice perfectly because CHIPS control the temperature precisely. CPUs that operate personal computers are also made with CHIPS. Many digital consumer products in everyday life such as mobile phones / smartphones, digital cameras, televisions, washing machines, refrigerators and LED bulbs also use CHIPS. It is not exaggerating to say that NO CHIPS, NO Phones and no good life, not even mention AI.
In addition to consumer electronics, CHIPS play a central role in the operation of bank ATMs, trains, the internet, communications and other parts of social infrastructure, such as the medical network used for the care of elderly, among other things. Furthermore, efficient logistics systems help save energy and promote the preservation of the global environment. The number of car-mounted CHIPS devices has been increasing steadily. There are many types of car-mounted CHIPS. Particularly for future ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems), more CHIPS are expected to be used.
In this way, CHIPS help us to live comfortable lives. In this talk, I will briefly introduce the basic principle of CHIPS, its invention and history as well as its future in perspective.
Bio
Dr. Wei Chen is a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in the United States and the Dean of the School of CHIPS at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University. He obtained his bachelor’s degree from the School of Earth Sciences at Jilin University, his master’s degree from the School of Geophysics at Central South University, and his Ph.D. from the School of Chemistry and molecular Engineering at Peking University. He previously served as the Deputy Director of the Semiconductor Materials Development Laboratory at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and received the CAS Young Scientist Award. Professor Wei Chen has long been engaged in cutting-edge nanotechnology research, and has published over 355 papers in internationally renowned academic journals such as Advanced Materials, PNAS, Nano Letters, and Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. His papers have been cited 20,384 times, with an h-index of 70, and he holds 22 US patents. He was selected for the “Annual Scientific Impact” and “Lifetime Scientific Impact” lists in the “2024 Global Top 2% Scientists” ranking. Professor Chen has received the CAS Young Scientist Award, is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, and has been honored with the Pencis Award for Excellence in Oncology and Cancer Research. In 2022, he was elected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, and in 2023, he became a Fellow of the Distinguished Scholars College at the University of Texas at Arlington, the highest honor the university bestows on faculty members. Through the efforts of Professor Chen and his team, the School of CHIPS has signed MOU agreements with over a dozen companies and research institutes in the semiconductor field, jointly engaging in close cooperation in talent development, technological research and development, and other areas.
芯片与我们的生活——芯片的发明、历史与未来发展动向
摘要
在日常生活中芯片的作用还有疑问吗？由于芯片本身在智能手机或电脑等设备中不容易看到，很难理解和认识它们的重要性，但事实上它们被用于许多电器设备。 例如，一个智能手机有超过2000个芯片，空调中使用的温度传感器是用芯片制造的。电饭煲能够完美地煮饭是因为芯片能够精确控制温度。操作个人电脑的CPU也是用芯片制造的。许多日常生活中的数字消费产品，如手机/智能手机、数码相机、电视、洗衣机、冰箱和LED灯泡也都使用芯片。毫不夸张地说，没有芯片，就没有手机，也没有美好的生活，更不用提人工智能了。 除了消费电子产品，芯片在银行ATM、列车、互联网、通讯和其他社会基础设施的运作中起着核心作用，比如用于老年人护理的医疗网络等。此外，高效的物流系统有助于节约能源并促进全球环境的保护。车载芯片设备的数量一直在稳步增长。有许多类型的车载芯片。特别是对于未来的高级驾驶辅助系统（ADAS），预计将使用更多的芯片。 通过这种方式，芯片帮助我们过上舒适的生活。在这次演讲中，我将简要介绍芯片的基本原理、其发明和历史，以及其未来的展望。
人物简介
陈伟博士是美国国家发明家科学院院士，西交利物浦大学芯片学院院长。他本科毕业于吉林大学地学院，硕士毕业于中南大学地球物理学院，博士毕业于北京大学化学与分子工程学院。曾任中国科学院半导体材料开发实验室副主任、获中科院青年科学家奖。陈伟教授长期深耕前沿纳米技术研究，在Advanced Materials、PNAS、Nano Letters和Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy等国际知名学术期刊发表论文355余篇，论文被引20511次、71的h指数，拥有22项美国专利。入选《全球前2%顶尖科学家榜单2024》“年度科学影响力”榜单和“终身科学影响力”榜单。曾获中科院青年科学家奖，英国皇家化学学会会士，国际彭斯思奖（Pencis Award）-肿瘤学和癌症研究卓越成就奖；于2022年当选美国发明家科学院院士并2023年成为德州大学阿灵顿分校杰出学者学院的院士，这是该校授予教员最高的荣誉。在陈教授及其团队的努力下，芯片学院目前已与十余家半导体领域的企业、科研院所签订了框架合作协议，双方共同在人才培养、技术研发等方面展开紧密合作。
