# 19. Injectable Microchips, 2D Transistors, AI For Spacecraft Diagnosis

- Show: [The Next Byte Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast)
- Published: 2021-05-25
- Length: 25m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-05-25-19-injectable-microchips-2d-transistors-ai-for-spacecraft-diagnosis
- Listen: https://the-next-byte-wevolver.simplecast.com/episodes/19-injectable-microchips-2d-transistors-ai-for-spacecraft-diagnosis-O0m_nUyX

## Summary

Hosts Daniel and Forbode discuss research from Columbia University led by Professor Ken Shepard and Chen Xi on injecting a grain-of-salt-sized microchip powered by ultrasound for medical monitoring. They then cover an international effort involving MIT, UC Berkeley, and TSMC to develop 2D transistors using bismuth contacts to overcome Moore's Law bottlenecks. Finally, they highlight NASA intern Evanna Gizzi's RAISR project, which uses machine learning and classical AI to autonomously diagnose spacecraft failures.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-05-25-19-injectable-microchips-2d-transistors-ai-for-spacecraft-diagnosis#t=0) Introduction and Show Housekeeping
- [1:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-05-25-19-injectable-microchips-2d-transistors-ai-for-spacecraft-diagnosis#t=92) Columbia University Injectable Microchips and Ultrasound Power
- [7:59](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-05-25-19-injectable-microchips-2d-transistors-ai-for-spacecraft-diagnosis#t=479) 2D Transistors, Moore's Law, and Bismuth Contacts
- [17:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-05-25-19-injectable-microchips-2d-transistors-ai-for-spacecraft-diagnosis#t=1023) NASA's RAISR: AI for Spacecraft Diagnosis

## Topics

- [Medical & health devices](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/medical-devices)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Columbia University (company)
- Ken Shepard (other)
- Chen Xi (other)
- MIT (company)
- UC Berkeley (company)
- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (company)
- NASA (company)
- Evanna Gizzi (other)
- RAISR (product)

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