The 2019 International Symposia on VLSI Technology, Systems and Applications (VLSI-TSA) and VLSI Design, Automation & Test (VLSI-DAT) kicked off on April 23. Discussions at this year's event centered on the developmental status and future trends of AI, 5G, autonomous vehicles, semiconductor heterogeneous integration, and 2D materials. Experts and representatives from leading firms in the industry and academic institutions, including Intel, IBM, TSMC, Arm, Micron, Qualcomm, the University of California, Berkeley, and National Taiwan University, shared their insights. Many were optimistic on the outlook for Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT), which would drive demand for chip computing power and computing volume, and spark a surge in the processing of real-time data that gives rise to edge computing. At the Symposia, the Pan Wen Yuan Foundation announced the 2019 ERSO Award winners, including Sino-American Silicon Products Inc. Chairman Ming-Kuang Lu, Winbond Electronics Corp. Chairman & CEO Yu-Cheng Chiao, M31 Technology Corp. Chairman Hsiao-Ping Lin, and Wiwynn Corp. President & CEO Emily Hong.