Gaining 10x in energy efficiency in the next decade in consumer products

In the last two decades, Semiconductors have successively enabled disruptive market expansions in the PC, consumer and Mobility markets. Electronics have now become an integral part of consumer lives where new product introductions are cadenced by recurring yearly events (CES, IBC, …). This cadence drives the complete electronics industry to renew product portfolios at the same impressive rate. Microelectronics has been the key driver of this evolution, by tracking Moore´s law for more than 30 years [1]. In the next two decades, Semiconductors will enable further discontinuities of high societal and economic value. A major roadblock for our industry to enable these next decades of innovation, is to identify and implement perennial solutions towards the ultimate energy efficiency of consumer products [2]. Several paths are to be considered jointly, and will be briefly discussed in the following paragraphs [3].