On Nanoscale Integration and Gigascale Complexity in the PostOn Nanoscale Integration and Gigascale Complexity in the Post.com world Hugo De Man K.U.Leuven / IMEC Belgium deman@imec.be On Nanoscale Integration and Gigascale Complexity in the Post.com world Hugo De Man K.U.Leuven / IMEC Belgium deman@imec.be Outline Post.com and Post-PC ? Design challenges? Impact on research and education Adequately skilled engineers? Conclusions H.De Man/IMEC DATE02 3 Post-PC: 3rd generation of computing... 1000 Mainframe 0.01 Data processing 10 PC 1 Disruptive Technology 1 chips / thing Smart Things >100 # / human +DSP (MM) +Networking Ambient Intelligence 60 70 80 90 00 10 4 H.De Man/IMEC DATE02 Ambient Intelligence [Weiser] 1. Wireless WAN-LAN network delivers infotainment, communication, navigation... anyplace, anytime, for every……