# The Engine of Progress? Every Tech Frontier Runs on Chips

The Engine of Progress? Every Tech Frontier Runs on Chips at Falling Walls Science House, Tsukamoto Café, Monday 9 November 2026, 11:00.

- Venue: Falling Walls Science House, Tsukamoto Café, Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin
- With: David Patrician, Thomas Schafbauer, Heike Riel
- Go to page: https://falling-walls.com/programme/engine-progress-every-tech-frontier-runs-chips

A round-table discussion on semiconductors as the foundation of modern technology. It is presented by Infineon Technologies as part of Falling Walls, moderated by journalist David Patrician. With Thomas Schafbauer (CTO Edge Systems, Infineon) and Heike Riel (President of the German Physical Society), it explores how chips power today's technologies and shape the next era of innovation. The discussion brings together perspectives from industry, research and markets and is held in English.

## Dates

- Monday 9 November 11:00 — Falling Walls Science House, Tsukamoto Café

Written by a model, sources: [falling-walls.com](https://falling-walls.com/programme/engine-progress-every-tech-frontier-runs-chips)

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