# IMEC & the End of the Road(map) | EDS and the Trade War | Restoring Notre Dame

- Show: [EE Times Current](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current)
- Published: 2019-05-17
- Length: 15m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-05-17-imec-the-end-of-the-road-map-eds-and-the-trade-war-restoring-notre-dame
- Listen: https://podcast.show/aspencore/episode/44054574/

## Summary

Rick Merritt reports from IMEC's Future Summits in Antwerp, detailing a semiconductor roadmap that may halt at 2 nanometers due to shrinking gate lengths and metal pitches, while TSMC, Samsung, and Intel compete with unique packaging and transistor techniques. Barb Jorgensen covers the Electronic Distribution Show (EDS) in Las Vegas, highlighting industry skittishness over US-China trade war tariffs and their impact on component costs and supply chain delays. Brian Santow and graphics experts Jon Peddie and Kathleen Maher discuss using advanced imaging, laser scanning, and CAD tools to restore Notre Dame, debating whether to replicate the original design or reimagine it with modern materials like steel and titanium.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-05-17-imec-the-end-of-the-road-map-eds-and-the-trade-war-restoring-notre-dame#t=0) Introduction: EE Times Weekly Briefing Overview
- [1:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-05-17-imec-the-end-of-the-road-map-eds-and-the-trade-war-restoring-notre-dame#t=76) Rick Merritt on IMEC's 2nm Roadmap and EUV Challenges
- [3:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-05-17-imec-the-end-of-the-road-map-eds-and-the-trade-war-restoring-notre-dame#t=234) Barb Jorgsen on EDS Las Vegas and Trade War Tariffs
- [7:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-05-17-imec-the-end-of-the-road-map-eds-and-the-trade-war-restoring-notre-dame#t=428) Brian Santow on Notre Dame Restoration Funding and Tool Costs
- [10:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-05-17-imec-the-end-of-the-road-map-eds-and-the-trade-war-restoring-notre-dame#t=637) Jon Peddie and Kathleen Maher on CAD, Scanning, and Reimagining Notre Dame

## Topics

- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- IMEC (company)
- TSMC (company)
- Samsung (company)
- Intel (company)
- Electronic Distribution Show (other)
- Maury Corporation (company)
- TTI (company)
- World Monuments Fund (company)
- Northeastern (company)
- Septon (company)
- Vassar (company)
- Miassi's (company)
- Studio NAB (company)
- Louvre (other)

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