The relentless pace of Moore’s law has enabled rapid evolution of microprocessors performance with resulting dramatic increases in complexity. This talk will review some microprocessor design history and reflect on the speaker’s 40+ years of work in the semiconductor industry. Circuit innovation has been an important contributor delivering performance. However, the overriding requirement has been to deliver ever more complex high-quality designs on schedule to intercept the latest technology node. The goal of this talk will be to provide practical insights of value today and the future for engineers entering the field. Speaker(s): Bill Bowhill, Agenda: Presentation by Bill Bowhill: 12:00-1:00 PM Lunch and Reception: 1:00-2:30 PM Bldg: MIT Building 34, Grier Room A ( 34-401A), Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/436957