Through the Looking Glass - The 2018 Edition: Trends in Solid-State Circuits from the 65th ISSCC

The International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) is the flagship conference of the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society. This year, for the 65th ISSCC, the theme is "Silicon Engineering a Social World." Continued advances in solid-state circuits and systems have brought ever-more powerful communication and computational capabilities into mobile form factors. Such ubiquitous smart devices lie at the heart of a revolution shaping how we connect, collaborate, build relationships, and share information. These social technologies allow people to maintain connections and support networks not otherwise possible; they provide the ability to access information instantaneously and from any location, thereby helping to shape world events and culture, empowering citizens of all nations, and creating social networks that allow worldwide communities to develop and form bonds based on common interests.