The Materials Innovation Behind the AI Chip Boom | Chris Taylor, VioNano

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Chris Taylor, Co-Founder and CEO of VioNano, joins FLARE Perspectives to discuss how precision-engineered polymer materials could help semiconductor manufacturers reduce patterning defects, improve yield, and extend existing fabrication processes. Drawing on more than two decades across semiconductor R&D, manufacturing, product management, and business development, Chris explains the difficult transition from invention to commercially viable innovation. We explore why VioNano is pursuing a customer-driven product model, how the AI boom is reshaping semiconductor manufacturing, and why even nanometer-scale improvements can create enormous economic value. Chris also shares lessons for…