{"id":14247,"date":"2025-12-16T15:03:49","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T15:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ic-resources.com\/en\/?post_type=ic_edition&#038;p=14247"},"modified":"2025-12-23T11:58:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T11:58:07","slug":"edition-3","status":"publish","type":"ic_edition","link":"https:\/\/ic-resources.com\/de\/the-ic-resource\/edition-3\/","title":{"rendered":"EDITION 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group contractor_care_page\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-c5a8c70\" data-block-id=\"c5a8c70\"><style>.stk-c5a8c70 {margin-bottom:0px !important;}.stk-c5a8c70-column{--stk-columns-spacing:0px !important;flex-wrap:wrap !important;--stk-flex-grow:0 !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-c5a8c70 {margin-bottom:30px !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content 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class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-a49abe3-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-a49abe3-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image-box stk-block-image-box stk-hover-parent stk-block stk-80a0e05 stk-block-background is-style-plain image_box\" data-block-id=\"80a0e05\"><style>.stk-80a0e05 {background-color:#002c5a !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;z-index:2 !important;}.stk-80a0e05:before{background-color:#002c5a !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks has-text-align-left stk-row stk-block-image-box__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-d847f67 stk-block-background stk--has-background-overlay\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"d847f67\"><style>.stk-d847f67-container{margin-top:0px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-left:0px !important;padding-top:32px 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class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-d847f67-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-07a750a\" id=\"the-ic-resource-br-em-edition-em-3\" data-block-id=\"07a750a\"><style>.stk-07a750a {margin-bottom:50px !important;}.stk-07a750a .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:52px !important;color:#FFFFFF !important;letter-spacing:-1px !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-07a750a {margin-bottom:25px !important;}.stk-07a750a .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:36px !important;}}<\/style><h1 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color has-white-color has-text-align-center\">The IC Resource<br><em>Edition <\/em>3<\/h1><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-67c8826\" id=\"span-style-color-ffffff-class-stk-highlight-welcome-to-the-ic-resource-y-strong-our-quarterly-look-at-the-global-semiconductor-industry-strong-span\" data-block-id=\"67c8826\"><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Welcome to the IC Resource &#8211; y<strong>our quarterly look at the global semiconductor industry.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-f7920a8\" data-block-id=\"f7920a8\"><style>.stk-f7920a8 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:15px !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-f7920a8 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:15px !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong>Edition 3. Q4 2025<\/strong><\/span><br><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Global insights from industry experts <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Claus Aasholm<\/span>, Stratos Kehayas and Paul Karazuba.<br><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-59fa979\" data-block-id=\"59fa979\"><style>.stk-59fa979 {padding-top:0px !important;padding-right:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;padding-left:0px !important;}.stk-59fa979-column{--stk-columns-spacing:0px !important;--stk-column-gap:40px !important;flex-wrap:wrap !important;--stk-flex-grow:0 !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-59fa979-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-7312a16 stk-block-background\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"7312a16\"><style>.stk-7312a16-inner-blocks{align-items:flex-start !important;justify-content:flex-start !important;}.stk-7312a16 {background-color:#ffffff !important;margin-top:-2px !important;}.stk-7312a16:before{background-color:#ffffff !important;}.stk-7312a16-container{padding-top:5px !important;padding-right:5px !important;padding-bottom:5px !important;padding-left:5px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-7312a16-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk--column-flex stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-7312a16-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-ac6c43a\" data-block-id=\"ac6c43a\"><style>.stk-ac6c43a {border-top-width:0px !important;border-right-width:0px !important;border-bottom-width:0px !important;border-left-width:0px !important;margin-bottom:1px !important;}.stk-ac6c43a-column{--stk-columns-spacing:0px 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!important;padding-bottom:30px !important;padding-left:30px !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-1eee3ce-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"has-text-align-center stk--column-flex stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-1eee3ce-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-fafca8d\" id=\"span-style-color-002-c-5-a-class-stk-highlight-samsungs-memory-meltdown-and-the-surprising-2025-comeback-span\" data-block-id=\"fafca8d\"><style>.stk-fafca8d {padding-top:0px !important;padding-right:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;padding-left:0px !important;}.stk-fafca8d .stk-block-heading__text{line-height:1em !important;letter-spacing:-1.5px !important;}<\/style><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"color: #002c5a;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Samsung\u2019s memory meltdown \u2014 and the surprising 2025 comeback<\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-4d425c5\" data-block-id=\"4d425c5\"><style>.stk-4d425c5-column{--stk-columns-spacing:0px !important;--stk-column-gap:10px !important;flex-wrap:wrap !important;--stk-flex-grow:0 !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-4d425c5-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-fece078\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"fece078\"><style>.stk-fece078-container{padding-top:15px !important;padding-right:15px !important;padding-bottom:15px !important;padding-left:15px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-fece078-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-fece078-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-7be9f34\" data-block-id=\"7be9f34\"><style>.stk-7be9f34 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:15px !important;line-height:1.2em !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-7be9f34 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:15px !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-justify\"><span style=\"color: #002c5a;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">The Samsung Semiconductor Memory story is one of the most remarkable in the technology sector. From its humble beginnings in the 1990s\u2014when a faulty rice cooker caused a customer to question the quality of Samsung\u2019s memory\u2014the company rose to dominate an industry once led by the United States.<br><br>As most American memory companies disappeared, Samsung surged ahead and began to rival Intel as the most influential semiconductor company in the world. With more than 40% market share for over a decade, Samsung appeared untouchable, and major long-term plans were already in motion to reinforce its leadership.<br><br>In early 2021, Samsung began developing PIM (Processing in Memory), building on its HBM (High Bandwidth Memory) foundation. A year later, it demonstrated the technology running on an AMD GPU. But despite the promising start, Samsung soon hit turbulence.<br><br>A series of qualification issues with HBM3E\u2014particularly versus SK Hynix\u2014exposed deeper operational problems. By 2024, Samsung\u2019s HBM market share fell from over 60% to under 20%, while SK Hynix became Nvidia\u2019s preferred supplier. It was a dramatic shift for a company once considered unbeatable.<br><br>Yet, despite this \u201chorror year,\u201d recovery signs have emerged. Samsung\u2019s Q3-25 results were its strongest in three years, approaching previous peak levels. Revenue rebounded sharply, and net profit more than doubled year-on-year. As always, the memory division sits at the heart of this performance.<br><br>Although Samsung is a complex conglomerate\u2014with mobile phones, displays, consumer electronics, and components\u2014the memory business still dictates the company\u2019s profitability. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-44d80ae\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"44d80ae\"><style>.stk-44d80ae-container{padding-top:15px !important;padding-right:15px !important;padding-bottom:15px !important;padding-left:15px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-44d80ae-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"has-text-align-right stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-44d80ae-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-ed89dd0\" data-block-id=\"ed89dd0\"><style>.stk-ed89dd0 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:15px !important;line-height:1.2em !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-ed89dd0 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:15px !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-justify\"><span style=\"color: #002c5a;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">When memory is booming, Samsung becomes a profit machine; when it falls, the entire company feels it. In the last upcycle, memory alone delivered more operating profit than all other divisions combined.<br><br>The latest surge in memory operating profit is not primarily due to increased output. Samsung has been running at full capacity for years\u2014sometimes profitably, sometimes at heavy losses. Instead, most of the recent revenue uplift is driven by&nbsp;<strong>steep price increases<\/strong>&nbsp;across the global memory market.<br><br>Inventory behaviour confirms this. Finished goods have declined, but not nearly enough to account for the revenue spike. Work-in-progress inventory has flatlined, suggesting production levels are not rising meaningfully. In short: demand is surging, prices are rising, but Samsung\u2019s ability to increase supply is constrained.<br><br>A major reason is underinvestment. Like other memory manufacturers, Samsung was shaken by the severity of the last downturn and pulled back hard on CapEx. Recent investment levels have been far below what is required even to maintain capacity, let alone expand it. In Q3, Samsung should have spent around $9.6B just on maintenance CapEx, yet invested only $5.6B.<br><br>This raises an important question:&nbsp;<strong>what happens when memory demand continues to grow, but supply cannot keep up?<\/strong><br><br>To explore the full analysis\u2014including charts, market dynamics, and what this means for 2025\u2014<strong>click the link to read the complete story. <\/strong><\/span><br><br><span style=\"color: #002c5a;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong>Claus is offering readers of The IC Resource 40% off access to his exclusive insights.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button-group stk-block-button-group stk-block stk-deb6236 stackable_btn_wrapper\" data-block-id=\"deb6236\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks has-text-align-right stk-block-content stk-button-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button stk-block-button stk-block stk-0c350ea\" data-block-id=\"0c350ea\"><style>.stk-0c350ea {align-items:center !important;display:flex !important;left:0px !important;}<\/style><a class=\"stk-link stk-button stk--hover-effect-darken\" href=\"https:\/\/clausaasholm.substack.com\/p\/the-end-of-the-2026-semiconductor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"stk-button__inner-text\">Read more<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-0d35378 stk-block-background stk--has-background-overlay\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"0d35378\"><style>.stk-0d35378-container{margin-top:0px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-left:0px !important;}.stk-0d35378 {background-color:#00000000 !important;background-image:url(https:\/\/ic-resources.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/New-Sector-Images12-1.png) !important;}.stk-0d35378:before{background-color:#00000000 !important;opacity:1 !important;}@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-0d35378 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(100% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 0 \/ 1 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-0d35378-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"has-text-align-right stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-0d35378-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image has-text-align-center stk-block stk-2795b38\" data-block-id=\"2795b38\"><style>.stk-2795b38 .stk-img-wrapper{width:30% !important;}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-14503\" src=\"https:\/\/ic-resources.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1739104471264.jpeg\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ic-resources.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1739104471264.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/ic-resources.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1739104471264-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ic-resources.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1739104471264-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/ic-resources.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1739104471264-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-32c4071\" data-block-id=\"32c4071\"><style>.stk-32c4071 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:15px !important;color:#ffffff !important;line-height:1.2em !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-32c4071 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:15px !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-color has-text-align-center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Claus is an expert at peeling back the layers of polished corporate messaging. His curiosity drives him to explore semiconductor companies, focusing on the complexities of their supply chains\u2014both upstream and downstream. He compares companies to their competitors, uncovering key insights that often go unnoticed.<\/span><\/strong> <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-2b96457\" data-block-id=\"2b96457\"><style>.stk-2b96457 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:25px !important;color:#ffffff !important;line-height:1.2em !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-2b96457 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:25px !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-color has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Written by Claus Aasholm<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button-group stk-block-button-group stk-block stk-6940dd3 stackable_btn_wrapper\" data-block-id=\"6940dd3\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks has-text-align-center stk-block-content stk-button-group\">\n<div 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class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Photonics is rapidly becoming a foundational technology in the life sciences, driving advances in how biological systems are visualized, measured, and interpreted. This article emphasizes that improvements in photonic components and systems &#8211; greater spectral precision, better stability, and more efficient light delivery &#8211; are enabling scientific capabilities that were previously out of reach. These developments are especially transformative in the following areas: biological imaging, quantum sensing, and AI-enabled analysis.<br><br><strong>Quantum sensing: extending detection beyond classical limits<\/strong><br><br>The article positions quantum sensing as an emerging and potentially revolutionary photonic frontier. By leveraging tools such as fiber-coupled acousto-optic modulators and high-precision collimators\u2014components essential for manipulating atoms with lasers &#8211; quantum sensors can achieve sensitivities far beyond those of classical optical instruments.<br><br>While quantum sensing is already established in fields like navigation and timing, its translation to biological applications is still underway. If successfully adapted, quantum sensors could enable measurement of biological signals at unprecedented scales: detecting minute biomolecular changes, mapping neural activity with extreme sensitivity, or characterizing tissue based on subtle quantum-level interactions. Though still early, this technology could open an entirely new class of life-science instrumentation.<br><br><strong>AI: extracting meaning from complex photonic data<\/strong><br><br>As photonic instruments produce increasingly rich datasets, AI becomes essential for interpretation. Machine-learning models can analyze subtle patterns in optical images, detect early indications of disease, or interpret spectroscopic signatures beyond what human observers can discern.<strong> <\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-d2b673b\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"d2b673b\"><style>.stk-d2b673b-container{margin-top:0px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-left:0px !important;}.stk-d2b673b-inner-blocks{justify-content:center !important;}.stk-d2b673b {padding-top:30px !important;padding-right:30px !important;padding-bottom:30px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;}@media screen and (min-width: 768px){.stk-d2b673b {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(37% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 2 \/ 3 ) !important;}}@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-d2b673b {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(100% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 0 \/ 1 ) !important;}}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-d2b673b {padding-top:30px !important;padding-right:30px !important;padding-bottom:30px !important;padding-left:30px !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-d2b673b-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk--column-flex stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-d2b673b-inner-blocks\">\n<p class=\"has-15-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">AI also enhances the imaging process itself &#8211; through noise reduction, adaptive optics control, and automated segmentation of biological structures.<br><br>Together, photonics and AI form a tightly integrated system: photonics generates precise, high-quality data, and AI transforms it into actionable biological or clinical insights.<br><br><strong>Imaging: richer and more precise biological information<\/strong><br><br>In imaging, the evolution of photonics is allowing researchers to extract deeper and more comprehensive insights from biological samples. Modern fluorescence microscopy and related imaging methods now rely on highly precise photonic control: rapid wavelength switching, fine spectral filtering, and stable light delivery. These capabilities make multiparametric imaging possible &#8211; where multiple fluorescent tags or biomarkers can be imaged simultaneously within a single sample.<br><br>Such high-content imaging extends far beyond structural visualization. Researchers can track dynamic processes, measure molecular interactions, and observe multiple cellular pathways at once. Improvements in photonic hardware, including low-noise light sources and advanced optical filters, ensure that the data collected is accurate and reproducible. As a result, imaging is poised to play an expanding role in drug discovery, disease modeling, and personalized diagnostics.<br><br><strong>The emerging ecosystem<\/strong><br><br>The future of life-science technology lies in systems that integrate all three elements &#8211; advanced imaging, quantum-level measurement, and intelligent AI-driven analysis &#8211; creating a new generation of precise, high-impact tools for both research and medicine.&#8220;<br><br><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button-group stk-block-button-group stk-block stk-5gidrxc stackable_btn_wrapper\" data-block-id=\"5gidrxc\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks has-text-align-right stk-block-content stk-button-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button stk-block-button stk-block stk-uyavtel\" data-block-id=\"uyavtel\"><style>.stk-uyavtel {align-items:center !important;display:flex !important;}<\/style><a class=\"stk-link stk-button stk--hover-effect-darken\" href=\"https:\/\/www.laserfocusworld.com\/biolife-sciences\/article\/55337870\/photonics-powers-precision-for-next-wave-of-life-sciences\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"stk-button__inner-text\">Read more<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-6fb8c71 stk-block-background\" data-block-id=\"6fb8c71\"><style>.stk-6fb8c71 {background-color:#ffffff !important;background-position:top right !important;background-blend-mode:multiply !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;}.stk-6fb8c71:before{background-color:#ffffff !important;}.stk-6fb8c71-column{--stk-columns-spacing:0px !important;--stk-column-gap:40px !important;flex-wrap:wrap !important;--stk-flex-grow:0 !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-6fb8c71-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-b83cb5e\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"b83cb5e\"><style>.stk-b83cb5e-inner-blocks{align-items:flex-start !important;justify-content:flex-start !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-b83cb5e-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk--column-flex stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-b83cb5e-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-b8732fc\" data-block-id=\"b8732fc\"><style>.stk-b8732fc-column{--stk-columns-spacing:0px !important;--stk-column-gap:20px !important;flex-wrap:wrap !important;--stk-flex-grow:0 !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-b8732fc-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-a257ef2\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"a257ef2\"><style>.stk-a257ef2 {padding-top:30px !important;padding-right:30px !important;padding-bottom:30px !important;}.stk-a257ef2-container{padding-top:0px !important;padding-right:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;padding-left:0px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-a257ef2-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-a257ef2-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-22d37b9 has-15-font-size\" id=\"span-style-color-589-ccd-class-stk-highlight-transformers-at-the-edge-efficient-llm-deployment-span\" data-block-id=\"22d37b9\"><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\"><span style=\"color: #589CCD;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Transformers At The Edge:&nbsp;Efficient LLM Deployment<\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-2cddbef\" data-block-id=\"2cddbef\"><style>.stk-2cddbef .stk-block-text__text{font-size:15px !important;line-height:1.2em !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-2cddbef .stk-block-text__text{font-size:15px !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-justify\">Since the groundbreaking 2017 publication of \u201cAttention Is All You Need,\u201d the transformer architecture has fundamentally reshaped artificial intelligence research and development. This innovation laid the foundation for Large Language Models (LLMs) and Video Language Models (VLMs), fueling a wave of productization across the industry. A defining milestone was the public launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, which brought transformer-powered AI into mainstream use. Since then, LLMs have enabled a broad spectrum of applications, from conversational agents to advancements in medical research.<br><br>However, running these LLMs efficiently presents substantial challenges, particularly on edge computing devices and legacy hardware architectures that were designed before the widespread adoption of large language models.&nbsp;<br><br>One of the significant difficulties facing AI processors is the sheer size of LLMs compared to prior state-of-the-art CNNs (Convolutional Neural Networks), RNNs (Recurrent Neural Networks), and other network types.<br><br>Among these CNNs and RNNs, an 85 million-parameter model would have been considered large. In comparison, even a modestly sized LLM might have 1B parameters, while models with 8B parameters, and larger are commonplace. Said plainly, there is no mass market, cost-effective method to load that many parameters on a single chip; thus, pre-existing solutions may not be effective.&nbsp;<br><br>Consider Llama 3.2, Meta\u2019s latest generation of LLMs, which introduced significant advancements in both text and multimodal (text + vision) AI capabilities. This release expands on previous versions with new model variants and features designed for both enterprise and edge-device deployment. Llama 3.2 contains 1 billion parameters. Furthermore, attention operations (O) increase with context size (n). <br><br>During prefill, where operations are predominantly done in parallel, the compute load is a function of the square of the context size, O(n2). <br><br>The prefill phase is compute-bound, meaning its speed is limited by the raw computational power of the hardware. In contrast, decode is predominantly sequential, and the compute load is an order of magnitude smaller, O(n)*n per token. However, the decode phase is dominated by memory access speed rather than compute power, and the per-token compute cost can be orders of magnitude higher than during prefill.<span style=\"color: #002c5a;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><br><\/span><br><strong><span style=\"color: #589CCD;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Exploring LLM Inference Flow<\/span><\/strong><br>The LLM inference flow begins with a user prompt, which is a sentence spoken or input by the user. The user prompt is first translated into what is called a token, a mathematical representation of the user prompt, using a processing mechanism aptly named the \u201ctokenizer.\u201d&nbsp; The token is then sent to the inference processing steps, where they are divided into two phases: the prefill phase and the decode phase.<br><br>In the prefill phase, all the tokens are sent at once through a series of transformer blocks.&nbsp; At each transformer layer, the Key (K) and Value (V) vectors for each token are stored in a cache \u2014 this is called the KV cache or attention cache. This cache is then used to make subsequent generations faster. In the decode phase, one response at a time is generated, as this part is sequential in nature.&nbsp;<br><br>During the prefill stage, the model needs to compute attention over all previous tokens. However, during the decode stage, the processor only needs to compute attention over the new token because it reuses the cached values from prefill. This enables efficient autoregressive decoding \u2014 the processor doesn\u2019t need to recompute everything from scratch each time. The prefill stage is compute-heavy because it processes the entire input prompt.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-a85dd2a\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"a85dd2a\"><style>.stk-a85dd2a {padding-top:30px !important;padding-right:30px !important;padding-bottom:30px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-a85dd2a-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-a85dd2a-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-fd9f7a8\" data-block-id=\"fd9f7a8\"><style>.stk-fd9f7a8 {column-gap:20px !important;margin-top:0px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-left:0px !important;}.stk-fd9f7a8 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:15px !important;line-height:1.2em !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-fd9f7a8 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:15px !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-justify\">Compute cost scales linearly with prompt length &#8211; if the prompt is N tokens and the model has L layers, the processor must do N \u00d7 L full forward passes.&nbsp; However, the decode stage is relatively fast after that because the system processes only one token at a time, reusing the cache. This raises an issue, though \u2013 as the phases are very different in compute, memory, and power, how can a solution be enabled which is optimal for both?<br><br><strong><span style=\"color: #589CCD;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">LLM inference<br><\/span><\/strong>Let\u2019s also examine the runtime changes between traditional AI networks and LLMs. Traditional CNNs have a simple, monolithic runtime with only two phases: Data loading phase and Inference phase. LLMs&nbsp;introduce a multi-phase runtime system with five distinct phases, each with different computational and memory requirements.<br><br><strong><span style=\"color: #589CCD;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Prefill Phase<\/span><\/strong><br>&#8211; Processes the initial user prompt by embedding and tokenizing the entire input sequence.<br>&#8211; Runs all transformer layers in full sequence mode (dense computation)<br>&#8211; Initializes and populates the Key-Value (KV) cache with attention values.<br>&#8211; Generally has higher per-token latency due to sequence processing.<br>&#8211; May use microbatching for lengthy inputs.<br><br><strong><span style=\"color: #589CCD;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Decode Phase<\/span><\/strong><br>&#8211; Generates output tokens one at a time autoregressively.<br>&#8211; Only processes the last generated token per step.<br>&#8211; Retrieves past tokens from the KV cache for efficiency.<br>&#8211; Computes self-attention only against past tokens.<br>&#8211; Highly optimized with KV caching and batching.<br><br><strong><span style=\"color: #589CCD;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Inactive Phase<\/span><\/strong><br>&#8211; No computation occurs, but the sequence remains &#8222;alive&#8220; in memory.<br>&#8211; Occurs when waiting for new user input in streaming\/chat interfaces.<br>&#8211; KV cache remains in memory (costly resource usage).<br>&#8211; Can become a bottleneck in high-throughput systems with many cached sequences.<br><br><strong><span style=\"color: #589CCD;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Follow-up Prefill<\/span><\/strong><br>&#8211; Triggered when new user input is appended to a partially generated sequence (multi-turn conversations).<br>&#8211; Processes new input as a short prefill segment, appending to existing cached content.<br>&#8211; Updates KV cache with new tokens.<br>&#8211; Distinct from initial prefill as it operates on shorter, appended segments.<br><br><span style=\"color: #589CCD;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong>Retired Phase<\/strong><\/span><br>&#8211; Sequence is terminated and removed from the active pool<br>&#8211; KV cache is freed and resources are released.<br>&#8211; Triggered by conversation completion, user cancellation, or timeout.<br>&#8211; Frees memory and scheduling capacity for other sequences<br><br>This multi-phase complexity significantly exacerbates deployment difficulties for LLMs compared to traditional AI networks. Managing multiple phases simultaneously, maintaining expensive KV caches, and handling dynamic transitions between phases create substantial challenges for efficient LLM deployment and resource management.<br><br><strong><span style=\"color: #589CCD;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">New Architectures for LLMs<\/span><\/strong><br>Large Language Models introduce distinct challenges for inference hardware and software systems, including complex model architectures, demanding runtime computations, transformer-specific operations, and implementation considerations. To address these requirements, AI processing platforms must advance to accommodate diverse data representations, support multiple precision formats, deliver enhanced computational throughput, and enable efficient multi-core processing architectures.<br><br>Expedera explores this further in their white paper at&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com\/s\/qdvLCg2jFVpX2cNf8i4ke02?domain=expedera.com\/\">https:\/\/www.expedera.com\/transformers-at-the-edge<\/a>\/<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button-group stk-block-button-group stk-block stk-55zkfma stackable_btn_wrapper\" data-block-id=\"55zkfma\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks has-text-align-right stk-block-content stk-button-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button stk-block-button has-text-align-center stk-block stk-pdwoi1k\" data-block-id=\"pdwoi1k\"><style>.stk-pdwoi1k {align-items:center !important;display:flex !important;}<\/style><a class=\"stk-link stk-button 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We are an independent, founder-led recruitment consultancy with a team of 70 specialist consultants who operate across Semiconductor, Electronics, Software, AI, Photonics and Quantum. <\/span><br><br><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Our work spans technical, operations, sales and marketing and executive search, and we offer both global reach and local expertise with offices in Reading, London, Munich, Austin and Pennsylvania.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-965fb71 stk-block-background\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"965fb71\"><style>.stk-965fb71-container{margin-top:0px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-left:0px !important;}.stk-965fb71 {align-self:flex-start !important;background-color:#00000000 !important;border-style:solid !important;border-top-width:0px !important;border-right-width:0px !important;border-bottom-width:0px !important;border-left-width:0px !important;padding-top:30px !important;padding-right:30px !important;padding-bottom:30px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;}.stk-965fb71-inner-blocks{justify-content:center !important;}.stk-965fb71:before{background-color:#00000000 !important;}@media screen and (min-width: 768px){.stk-965fb71 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(65% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-965fb71 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(100% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 0 \/ 1 ) !important;}}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-965fb71 {padding-top:30px !important;padding-right:30px !important;padding-bottom:30px !important;padding-left:30px !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-965fb71-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk--column-flex stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-965fb71-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-935ed49\" data-block-id=\"935ed49\"><style>.stk-935ed49 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:15px !important;color:#002c5a !important;line-height:1.2em !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-935ed49 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:15px !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-color has-text-align-justify\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">2025 Highlights<\/span><\/strong><br><br><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">As most will know, 2025 has been clearly a year of two markets; AI &amp; \u2018The Rest\u2019. Concern and uncertainty over the impact of Tariffs has caused confusion and caution \u2013 but in most cases the question remains \u2013 outside of AI, is the underlying demand actually that high right now?<\/span><br><br><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Put simply; investment, growth and hiring has been highly centred around the massive rise of AI and the ecosystem surrounding it. Significant strategic acquisitions came as a result of companies wanting to rapidly implement proven AI solutions \u2013 Qualcomm bought Alphawave, Softbank \u2013 Ampere. But funding available outside of AI has been quite limited which has presented some very real growth challenges across the industry.<\/span><br><br><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Sectors that I believe are worth mentioning specifically:<br><br><strong>Automotive<\/strong><\/span><br><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><br>The western automotive industry is changing as traditional vehicle manufacturers now have to pull together major componentry elements from multiple, independent OEMs or Tier 1\/2\/3 sources and ensure that the software still communicates effectively and securely.<br><br>They face immediate competition from the east where, since Covid, software defined vehicles have been designed from the ground up, do not face these issues and are hitting the market at a fraction of the cost. This is creating an unprecedented level of challenge to a once dominant vertical.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><br><strong>Robotics<\/strong><br><br>Interesting new developments in the field of Robotics, following the integration of AI \u2013 is iRobot is becoming a reality? Definitely a growth space to watch<\/span>.<br><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><br><strong>Battery life<\/strong><br><br>Some really interesting innovations in the ultra low power space \u2013 from Edge AI processors to IOT sensors and wireless communication solutions that are breaking barriers in power consumption. Even solutions that can charge micro batteries from ambient energy alone \u2013 thus creating an \u2018infinite energy source\u2019. With the right funding connectivity is set to increase.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><br><strong>Fabs<\/strong><\/span><br><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><br>Companies committed massive investments in R&amp;D and new fabrication plants to meet demand, with global capital expenditures expected to reach around $185 billion in 2025 and at least 18 new fabs began construction worldwide. But there\u2019s a new player on the block\u2026 The leading nodes are ever-advancing but there has been one clear leader for some time now in TSMC. Of late though an interesting disruptor is making moves to take on the leader head on at the most advanced nodes \u2013 why play catch up when you can join right at the finish line?<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><br><strong>Space comms<\/strong><\/span><br><br><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">The sudden ability to put satellites in space faster and more cost effectively than ever before has driven huge innovation in the uplink and downlink communications. We expect further innovation to come, taking advantage of this fast emerging market.<br><br>As a wrap up \u2013 we wish everyone a fantastic festive season and are looking forward to the next year of unforeseen market challenges. Personally I am keen to see new companies emerge victorious and whether AI is in fact the \u2018bubble\u2019 that people seem to suspect. 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