The chipsets of the future

The building blocks of technology will be the bedrock of fast-paced next-gen innovation

- RAJEN VAGADIA

RAJEN VAGADIA

VP & President, Qualcomm India

Semiconductors have often been called "the crude oil of the information age", and for good reason too. They are an essential component of electronic devices that enable the functioning of almost every industry and sector -be it telecommunications, computing, healthcare, defense, transportation, infrastructure, manufacturing, financial services, or any other. Semiconductor technologies have enabled researchers to develop everything from complex instrumentation to smart glasses. In recent years, the growing applications of Al and lot have sparked a fresh wave of innovation in the semiconductor industry. Meanwhile, the launch of 5G around the world and its much-awaited launch in India have coincided with a rising demand for high-performance computing devices. Chipset manufacturers, technology providers and applications and services enablers have a huge opportunity to tap into this market.

Next-generation chipsets, armed with 5G, IoT, Cloud, Sensing, Multimedia and Al capabilities, are already being designed to deliver premium user experiences at scale. As Al-IoT become increasingly pervasive in industrial, government and consumer applications, specialized chips are being created to support computing at the Edge. And this is just the beginning. With huge transformations underway in areas like automotive, Metaverse, and Industry 4.0, there is much more to come in how the world connects, computes, and communicates. If we try to imagine what the future of chipsets might hold, some areas stand out owing to their potential for truly disruptive and wide-scale innovation.

5G and Al, and a ubiquitous connectivity fabric of smart devices and services