# …And Now For Something Completely 2021

- Show: [EE Times Current](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current)
- Published: 2021-01-08
- Length: 48m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-01-08-and-now-for-something-completely-2021
- Listen: https://www.eetimes.com/podcasts/eetoa-wb-ep117/

## Summary

Brian Santo hosts a panel of industry analysts, including Kevin Krewell and Jim McGregor from Turiou Research, Julian Juliusson, Colin Bardden, John Petty, Kathleen Marr, Gary Hilson, Francis Sedeko, and Michael Kirchner, to predict 2021 trends in semiconductors, AI, and automotive electronics. The discussion highlights the maturation of the RISC-V ecosystem, the rise of application-specific AI in medical and industrial sectors, and the projected 10x growth in autonomous vehicle deployments, particularly robotaxis and autonomous trucks. Key technological shifts include the transition from monolithic GPUs to chiplet architectures, the acceleration of 5G standalone rollouts, and the increasing regulatory pressure for vision-based driver monitoring systems in vehicles like Tesla's.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-01-08-and-now-for-something-completely-2021#t=0) Introduction: 2020 Review and 2021 Outlook
- [3:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-01-08-and-now-for-something-completely-2021#t=186) AI Startups, RISC-V, and Software Stacks with Kevin Krewell and Jim McGregor
- [7:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-01-08-and-now-for-something-completely-2021#t=467) Autonomous Vehicle Projections: Robotaxis, Delivery, and Trucks with Julian Juliusson
- [16:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-01-08-and-now-for-something-completely-2021#t=1014) Driver Monitoring Systems and Regulatory Wildcards with Colin Bardden
- [25:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-01-08-and-now-for-something-completely-2021#t=1523) GPU Chiplets, Ray Tracing, and CAD with John Petty and Kathleen Marr
- [30:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-01-08-and-now-for-something-completely-2021#t=1801) Memory Market Trends: DRAM, Flash, and Emerging Memories with Gary Hilson
- [36:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-01-08-and-now-for-something-completely-2021#t=2203) 5G Rollouts, Standalone Networks, and OpenRAN with Francis Sedeko
- [42:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-01-08-and-now-for-something-completely-2021#t=2528) Circular Economy, Regulations, and Supply Chain Sustainability with Michael Kirchner

## Topics

- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Wireless & RF](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/wireless-and-rf)
- [Sustainability & circular products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sustainability-and-circularity)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Esperanto (company)
- RISC-V (chip)
- NVIDIA (company)
- ARM (company)
- AMD (company)
- Intel (company)
- Waymo (company)
- Zoox (company)
- Tesla (company)
- HP (company)
- SK Hynix (company)
- Micron (company)
- Optane (product)
- MRAM (chip)
- OpenRAN (other)
- Rakuten (company)

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