The 11th Forum “Envisioning Semiconductor Technologies Toward Super Smart Society”EVENTS
To realize a super smart society where people can live comfortably and vibrantly through the power of ICT, it is essential to engage in “monozukuri” – the creation of products – that connects cutting-edge technologies such as AI to everyday convenience.
In recent years, AI has become an increasingly familiar part of our daily lives through services like cloud computing and smartphones. Semiconductor technology — whose importance is once again being recognized globally — continues to serve as a core foundation of modern society, with further advancements in the field eagerly anticipated.
This time, we are holding a forum titled “Envisioning Semiconductor Technologies Toward Super Smart Society”. This forum will present insights into the realization of a super smart society from two perspectives: the social needs and future trends of semiconductors, and the technological seeds and industry developments that support them. In addition, we will bring together insights from industry, academia, and government to explore forward-looking challenges and the potential for creating new industries, envisioning the society of the future from a global perspective.
Event Overview
●Forum :
Date: Friday, September 26, 2025
Venue: W9 Multi-Purpose Digital Hall, Ookayama Campus, Institute of Science Tokyo
Time: 13:00 – 18:10
Fee: Forum / Free
●Networking (Applicant only, please apply via the on-site application form) :
Time: 18:25 -20:00
Venue: TSUBAME TERRACE, Ookayama Campus, Institute of Science Tokyo
Fee: 2,000yen, *Student 1,000yen
●Organizer, Co-sponsored, Support, Endorsement :
Organized by Super Smart Society Promotion Consortium
Co-sponsored : Science Tokyo, Academy for Super Smart Society
Support : OPTOELECTRONICS INDUSTRY (NEDIA),
●Recommended for :
・SSS Consortium partners, University Faculty, Staff, Students, and those interested in our activities
・Those who are interested in Semiconductor technology
Program
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| 13:00-13:05 | Opening Remarks | Prof. Kentaro NAKAMURA Institute of Science Tokyo Director General of the Insitute of New Industry Incubation |
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| 13:05-13:45 | Keynote Speech | Mr. Kento NISHIJIMA Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
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| 13:45-14:10 | Lecture 1 | “Semiconductor Market and Technology Trends – The super-smart society is built on semiconductors -” To realize a super-smart society, not only cutting-edge logic semiconductors but also a variety of semiconductors for communications, sensors, power, etc. are essential. I will report on some of the latest semiconductor trends and outlook.Mr. Takayuki KOMORI SUMCO CORPORATION General Manager of Public Relations and IR Dept. |
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| 14:10-14:35 | Lecture 2 | “Technology Evolution in the Chiplet Era Driven by Solution SoC”
With the growth if cloud AI and edge AI to realize a smart society, the Large-scale semiconductors are entering the age of chiplets. In this lecture, I introduce Socionext’s cutting-edge approach to chiplets in SoC development. Mr. Shinichiro IKEDA |
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| 14:35-14:45 | Break | ||
| 14:45-15:10 | Lecture 3 | Mr. Jun DEGUCHI KIOXIA Corporation |
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| 15:10-15:35 | Lecture 4 | “Fujitsu’s High-Performance CPU for HPC”
Since K computer, Fujitsu has been developing high-performance CPUs for use in supercomputers. This presentation will review the development and achievements of the K computer and Fugaku, and introduce the next-generation CPU FUJITSU-MONAKA series currently under development. Mr. Naoki SHINJO |
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| 15:35-16:00 | Lecture 5 | “Status and future prospects of photonic-electronic convergence technology”
This talk will outline the current state and future prospects of photonics-electronics convergence technology, which is essential in the age of AI. We will discuss the fundamental technologies of photonics-electronics convergence technology being developed at Institute of Science Tokyo and around the world, and why this technology is needed. Prof. Nobuhiko NISHIYAMA |
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| 16:00-16:20 | Introduction of Super Smart Society | “Introduction of Super Smart Society”
Prof. Koichi SHINODA |
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| 16:20-16:35 | Break |
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| 16:35-18:05 | Panel discussion | Host: Prof. Hitoshi WAKABAYASHI Institute of Science Tokyo Professor, Integrated Green-niX+ |
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| 18:05-18:10 | Closing Remarks | T.B.D. | |
| 18:10-18:25 | Move to the networking venue | ||
| 18:25-20:00 | Networking | ||
