# MES & Industry 4.0 Summit: Discovering the Future of Smart Manufacturing

- Show: [EE Times Current](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current)
- Published: 2023-09-18
- Length: 27m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2023-09-18-mes-industry-4-0-summit-discovering-the-future-of-smart-manufacturing
- Listen: https://podcast.show/aspencore/episode/118767468/

## Summary

Nitin Dahad interviews executives from Lam Research, Micron, and Wolfspeed at the MES & Industry 4.0 Summit in Porto, Portugal. David Freed of Lam Research discusses 'equipment intelligence' and the 'semi-verse,' explaining how combining physical simulation with AI reduces process engineering time by 50% compared to human-only or AI-only approaches. Didier Chavet of Micron outlines their 'Industry 5.0' strategy, leveraging 470,000 sensors and predictive-to-prescriptive analytics to optimize operations across 13 factories. Missy Stegal and Priya Amakar of Wolfspeed detail the challenges of ramping their first fully automated 200mm silicon carbide fab and scaling to new sites in New York and Germany.

## Chapters

- [0:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2023-09-18-mes-industry-4-0-summit-discovering-the-future-of-smart-manufacturing#t=3) Introduction: EE Times Current and Summit Overview
- [0:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2023-09-18-mes-industry-4-0-summit-discovering-the-future-of-smart-manufacturing#t=34) Lam Research: Equipment Intelligence and the Semi-verse
- [10:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2023-09-18-mes-industry-4-0-summit-discovering-the-future-of-smart-manufacturing#t=616) Micron: Industry 5.0, Sensors, and Prescriptive Analytics
- [21:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2023-09-18-mes-industry-4-0-summit-discovering-the-future-of-smart-manufacturing#t=1278) Wolfspeed: Scaling Silicon Carbide Fab and Global Expansion

## Topics

- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Factory operations & automation](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/factory-operations)
- [Sensors & measurement in products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sensors)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Lam Research (company)
- Micron (company)
- Wolfspeed (company)
- Semi-verse (other)
- Industry 4.0 (other)
- Industry 5.0 (other)
- Silicon Carbide (material)
- MES (tool)

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