On Wednesday, April 22, 2026, NTU “KhPI” welcomed Professor Debabrata Ghosh, CEO of SiliconsoftX Technologies, Canada.
He delivered an open lecture in English entitled “The Evolution of Microchips: From the Microprocessor to the SoC”, which brought together undergraduate and graduate students both in person, in a secure space in the U2 academic building, and online via a simultaneous live broadcast through Microsoft Teams.
During the lecture, participants explored the journey from classical computing architectures to the cutting-edge solutions shaping modern technology:
• Fundamentals and evolution: how a microprocessor works internally and why the emergence of microcontrollers marked the first major step toward integration.
• The era of System-on-Chip (SoC): why SoCs are essential and how they are used in modern automobiles (for example, Infineon TriCore) and servers (such as Intel Xeon).
• Flexibility and specialization: the key differences between ASICs and FPGAs, and why the ability to reconfigure hardware in the field is a critical advantage for prototyping.
• The future and AI: the capabilities of NVIDIA Blackwell for artificial general intelligence applications, as well as one of today’s greatest technological challenges—the energy consumption of data centers.
• Looking ahead: whether quantum computers will become the next stage in technological evolution.
Following the lecture, a roundtable discussion was held with representatives of the departments responsible for training specialists in Specialty G7. The meeting was attended by Professor Andrii Zuiev, Head of the Department of Automation and Control in Technical Systems, Professor Ihor Krasnikov, Head of the Department of Automation of Technological Systems and Environmental Monitoring, and PhD student Dmytro Karaman.
The discussion focused on the education of future specialists in automation, as well as broader prospects for the development of automation, electronics—particularly microprocessor engineering—and artificial intelligence. Professor Ghosh was also invited to contribute as an expert in teaching specialized courses in electronics and microprocessor engineering for students of Specialty G7.