Emerging technologies & research breakthroughs    UK capability for domesticating Semiconductor production  The role of collaboration in innovation & addressing industry challenges 

Diversification to combat potential shortages  Impacts of geopolitical shifts on supply  New technologies for boosting supply chain efficiency  Collaboration between local & international players 

Balancing PPAC in increasingly complex chip architectures  Architecture-level trade-offs for AI, automotive & edge applications  System design strategies for chiplets, heterogeneous compute & advanced packaging  Managing IP integration, verification & security across complex design ecosystems  Bridging design & deployment: aligning silicon decisions with system requirements & cross-team integration 

New materials enabling continued scaling beyond traditional silicon   Integrating compound semiconductors & advanced materials into existing manufacturing ecosystems  Balancing performance gains with cost & scalability  Collaboration across the value chain to accelerate adoption of new materials & tech 

Advancing ADAS & autonomous driving with high-performance sensing, compute, & control systems  Real-time data processing & functional safety architectures  Balancing performance, power efficiency & thermal constraints   Integrating AI & edge computing to enable faster decision-making and improved driving performance  Meeting evolving regulatory and safety standards