About Steven Woo
Steven Woo, a Fellow and Distinguished Inventor at Rambus, spoke at the CASPA 2023 Annual Conference about the impact of artificial intelligence on the semiconductor industry. Woo described AI as a "generational technology" that is "once in a lifetime" and has had a "tremendous impact" on the industry. He stated that his company is focused on delivering the technology, performance, and power efficiency that the industry requires.
Woo noted that he has worked in memory technology for 25 years and has represented Rambus at CASPA for more than 15 years. He characterized the CASPA event as "really great," saying it brings together speakers with diverse perspectives from component manufacturers, systems companies, and software companies, providing a comprehensive view of the ecosystem.
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Transcript (10 segments)
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Interviewer0:01
All right Steve, we met quite many years ago when you first attended Casper. So maybe this is the 35th year of the Casper event. Can you give an introduction of yourself?
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Steven Woo0:15
Yeah, sure, happy to. My name is Steve Woo. I'm a fellow and a distinguished inventor from Rambus Incorporated, and I've been working in memory technology for the last 25 years. I've been coming to Casper, and I'm actually the representative for our company. We've been involved with Casper for more than 15 years. Thank you.
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Interviewer0:32
Steve, so this time is all about AI. Can you give us a little bit brief your impression about AI and how has the impact on semiconductor industry?
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Steven Woo0:43
Yeah, I mean AI is a generational technology. It's something that is really an exciting kind of technology because it's once in a lifetime, and it's had tremendous impact on the semiconductor industry. Our company, which participates in the semiconductor industry, we're always looking to try and deliver the kind of technology and the performance and power efficiency that the industry needs, and so that's really where we're focusing our efforts right now. Thank you.
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Interviewer1:02
Thank you. So far, what do you think about the event?
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Steven Woo1:06
It's a really great event. It's brought together a lot of speakers with a lot of different points of view, people from component manufacturers to systems companies and software companies as well. So it gave a very, very good view of the entire kind of ecosystem and what's really needed. Thank you.
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Interviewer1:25
Thank you. Steve, we know Jensen is later. So what do you expect from his speech?
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Steven Woo1:32
Well, I'm not exactly sure what he'll talk about, but I know it'll be very high quality. He always gives great talks and again has great vision about what the direction of the industry is. So I'm as excited as everyone else to hear what he's going to say.
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Interviewer1:47
Okay, yeah, we know that he was at this conference like 2009. So it's been a long time. So like, do you know like everybody was so looking forward to his speech?
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Steven Woo2:00
Well, I think it's always true that whenever he speaks, it is definitely kind of a treat for all the people that are in the audience to hear what he has to say. So like I said, I'm just as excited as everyone else to hear what he has to say this year. Okay.
