PAAI Distinguished Lecture: Déjà Vu: From 3D to Chiplet and PIM/NDP — A Historical Perspective
Date: 17 April 2026 | Time: 9:00-10:30 am | Venue: CD301, PolyU
The PolyU Academy for Artificial Intelligence (PAAI) successfully hosted a PAAI Distinguished Lecture on 17 April 2026, featuring Prof. XIE Yuan, Fang Professor of Engineering, Director of the Institute of Integrated Circuits and Systems (IICS), and Chair Professor of the Department of Electronic & Computer Engineering at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST).
The lecture, entitled “Déjà Vu: From 3D to Chiplet and PIM/NDP — A Historical Perspective”, attracted faculty members, researchers, and students across disciplines, and sparked active discussions on the evolution of computing architectures driven by emerging technologies.
Drawing from his extensive career spanning both academia and industry, Prof. Xie revisited key moments in the development of 3D integration, chiplet-based architectures, and Processing‑in‑Memory (PIM) / Near‑Data Processing (NDP) paradigms. Through a historical lens, he illustrated how technological advances and architectural innovation have continuously influenced each other — often in recurring patterns that resurface under new system constraints and application demands.
Prof. Xie also reflected on his own professional journey across leading institutions and organisations, including Princeton University, IBM Microelectronics, AMD Research, the University of California, Santa Barbara, Pennsylvania State University, Alibaba DAMO Academy, and T‑Head Semiconductor. His insights highlighted the importance of cross‑sector experience in shaping system‑level thinking and advancing practical, scalable solutions in modern computing systems.
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