AI-Human Collab Meets Semiconductor Design: Dr. Gottscho on Bridging Humans and Computers in Chip...
In this enlightening episode, we welcome Dr. Gottscho, a renowned expert in semiconductor technology and artificial intelligence, ...
Executive Vice President & Strategic Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer of Innovation Ecosystem, Lam Research
Search every verified Richard Gottscho interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Richard Gottscho, Executive Vice President and Strategic Advisor to the CEO of Innovation Ecosystem at Lam Research, appeared on the Science Society podcast on August 26, 2026, to discuss the intersection of semiconductor design and artificial intelligence. During the conversation, he described the challenges of working with limited experimental data in research and development, noting that each experiment costs roughly $1,000 per recipe and takes about a day to complete, which restricts the volume of data available. He also discussed the value of using models that are "realistic" rather than perfectly accurate, and suggested that transferring knowledge to machine learning algorithms may be most effective during the fine-tuning phase of development, though he acknowledged that identifying the optimal transfer point remains an open question. Gottscho also commented on the broader semiconductor industry landscape, stating that he has observed other regions investing more heavily in workforce development, education, factories, and R&D centers to strengthen their semiconductor capabilities. He described Lam Research as a leader in wafer fabrication equipment, noting the company is either first or second in most of its markets, ranks among the top five suppliers worldwide, and has approximately $18 billion in revenue and over 18,000 employees.
In this enlightening episode, we welcome Dr. Gottscho, a renowned expert in semiconductor technology and artificial intelligence, ...
🎥 Moore’s Law isn't dying—it’s changing. In this episode of SOSV Deep Tech Live, we sit down with semiconductor legend Dr. Rick Gottscho, Retired Head of Products and CTO of Lam Research, to unpack the past, present, and highly disruptive future of chip manufacturing. Without plasma, Moore's Law would have stalled decades sooner. It remains the foundational technology enabling the etching, deposition, and cleaning of transistors at the atomic scale. Now, as silicon hits its physical limits and AI pushes compute demand to historic highs, plasma is becoming more critical than ever. Rick spent…
In this episode of Micro Journeys, host Daniel Marrujo sits down with Rick Gottscho to explore a remarkable career that has spanned scientific curiosity, groundbreaking plasma research, and leading roles shaping the semiconductor industry. From childhood fascinations with the periodic table and science fiction, to hands-on experimental research at MIT, Rick’s journey showcases how a love of fundamental science can evolve into driving large-scale technological innovation. The conversation delves into Rick’s pivotal work at Bell Labs, where he advanced understanding of plasma etching, helping l…
Hear Richard Gottscho's Alumni Fellow Award acceptance speech.
It seems that the weight of the world rests on high-technology, from robotics to smart phones. High technology is solely enabled by microelectronics – computer chips. There are now billions of transistors and memory cells on each computer chip, with dimensions as small as a few nanometers. How are these billions of tiny features fabricated? Plasmas! The manufacture of microelectronics chips is enabled by low temperature plasmas to etch and deposit materials into these extremely small and complex structures. In this video, Dr. Richard Gottscho, Chief Technology Officer of Lam Research, descri…
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