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Seminari e Convegni
Geopolitics of microelectronics: perspectives in an unpredictably changing world
On 23 January at 10:30 a.m., the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications-DET will host the public seminar Geopolitics of microelectronics: perspectives in an unpredictably changing world, delivered by professor Alessandro Paccagnella - Università degli Studi di Padova.
The seminar will be followed by a discussion moderated by Prof. Federica Cappelluti and Prof. Mario Casu, and by a refreshment session.
Abstract
This seminar aims to give a joint geopolitical and sci-tech perspective, innovative and unique in the Italian academic environment, in order to enhance their awareness and knowledge of the crucial intertwining between political choices and the semiconductor industry. Microelectronics has become one of the most important battlegrounds where confrontation among countries takes place explicitly, being the enabling tool of the information and communication technologies that are the foundations of the cotemporary information society, including A.I., digital transition, web network, among many others. Controlling the semiconductor supply chain is fundamental for the economic, industrial, social, political (and also military) growth and success of any country, or supranational entities, such as the European Union. Indeed, semiconductor chips are one of the fundamental backbones of the global society, based on a formidable scientific and technological development starting from the end of the Second World War. This seminar presents the main milestones of the semiconductor technological evolution, in parallel with the evolution of the international context from the Cold war period to the globalization time, and then in the current de/post-globalized world. A particular attention is devoted to the MOSFET invention an evolution, in the 100th anniversary of the first patent (1925).
Speaker: Alessandro Paccagnella - Università degli Studi di Padova
Biography
Alessandro Paccagnella graduated in Physics at the University of Padua in 1983. After having been Research assistant (1986) and Associate professor (1992) at the universities of Trento and Cagliari, respectively, he became (2000) Full professor of electronics at the Department of information engineering of the University of Padova. Since August 2015, he is Honorary professor of the Institute of Microelectronics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing. During his academic career, A. P. was elected twice as Director (Chair) of the Department of Information Engineering (2008-2014), being member of the Academic Senate during the period 2012-2014. From October 1st, 2015, to September 30, 2021, A. P. was appointed as Vice-rector for international relations of the University of Padova. In the scientific field, A. P. is author of more than 300 papers published on international peer-reviewed journals. His H-index is 45 and his papers have received more than 19,600 citations (Scopus). He holds also 7 patents. In the past, his research activity involved the study of different aspects of physics, technology, and reliability of semiconductor devices. He spent some research periods at the University of California, San Diego, CA, and at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY. At present he coordinates the research activity of the RREACT group at the Department of Information Engineering, working on the reliability and ionizing radiation sensitivity of micro/nanoelectronic devices, in collaboration with many international academic, industrial and research laboratories. He has been responsible of various research projects and contracts. He is also developing in parallel a research activity in the field of biosensors, including various applications in the biomedical and agri-food fields. Since 2019 he has been studying the relations between microelectronics and geopolitics in collaboration with experts in international relations. In order to get new students and researchers exposed and involved in this transdisciplinary field, he has started an innovative course for Master students entitled “Microelectronics and geopolitics” with prof. David Burigana of the Department of Political sciences, law and international studies, University of Padova.
The seminar will take place in person at Sala Maxwell - DET, Corso Castelfilardo 42/a.
The seminar will be followed by a discussion moderated by Prof. Federica Cappelluti and Prof. Mario Casu, and by a refreshment session.
Abstract
This seminar aims to give a joint geopolitical and sci-tech perspective, innovative and unique in the Italian academic environment, in order to enhance their awareness and knowledge of the crucial intertwining between political choices and the semiconductor industry. Microelectronics has become one of the most important battlegrounds where confrontation among countries takes place explicitly, being the enabling tool of the information and communication technologies that are the foundations of the cotemporary information society, including A.I., digital transition, web network, among many others. Controlling the semiconductor supply chain is fundamental for the economic, industrial, social, political (and also military) growth and success of any country, or supranational entities, such as the European Union. Indeed, semiconductor chips are one of the fundamental backbones of the global society, based on a formidable scientific and technological development starting from the end of the Second World War. This seminar presents the main milestones of the semiconductor technological evolution, in parallel with the evolution of the international context from the Cold war period to the globalization time, and then in the current de/post-globalized world. A particular attention is devoted to the MOSFET invention an evolution, in the 100th anniversary of the first patent (1925).
Speaker: Alessandro Paccagnella - Università degli Studi di Padova
Biography
Alessandro Paccagnella graduated in Physics at the University of Padua in 1983. After having been Research assistant (1986) and Associate professor (1992) at the universities of Trento and Cagliari, respectively, he became (2000) Full professor of electronics at the Department of information engineering of the University of Padova. Since August 2015, he is Honorary professor of the Institute of Microelectronics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing. During his academic career, A. P. was elected twice as Director (Chair) of the Department of Information Engineering (2008-2014), being member of the Academic Senate during the period 2012-2014. From October 1st, 2015, to September 30, 2021, A. P. was appointed as Vice-rector for international relations of the University of Padova. In the scientific field, A. P. is author of more than 300 papers published on international peer-reviewed journals. His H-index is 45 and his papers have received more than 19,600 citations (Scopus). He holds also 7 patents. In the past, his research activity involved the study of different aspects of physics, technology, and reliability of semiconductor devices. He spent some research periods at the University of California, San Diego, CA, and at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY. At present he coordinates the research activity of the RREACT group at the Department of Information Engineering, working on the reliability and ionizing radiation sensitivity of micro/nanoelectronic devices, in collaboration with many international academic, industrial and research laboratories. He has been responsible of various research projects and contracts. He is also developing in parallel a research activity in the field of biosensors, including various applications in the biomedical and agri-food fields. Since 2019 he has been studying the relations between microelectronics and geopolitics in collaboration with experts in international relations. In order to get new students and researchers exposed and involved in this transdisciplinary field, he has started an innovative course for Master students entitled “Microelectronics and geopolitics” with prof. David Burigana of the Department of Political sciences, law and international studies, University of Padova.
The seminar will take place in person at Sala Maxwell - DET, Corso Castelfilardo 42/a.