SEMICON Europa 2025 Spotlights Global Collaborations for European Economic Resilience

MUNICH, Germany —  SEMICON Europa 2025, co-located with productronica, will return to Munich from November 18-21 to mark its 50^th anniversary, bringing together global industry leaders, innovators, and policymakers to strengthen Europe’s position in the global semiconductor landscape. Registration is open.

Themed Global Collaborations for European Economic Resilience, this year’s program will spotlight the latest innovations and trends in sustainability, mobility, materials, packaging, fab management and workforce development.

“This year’s 50^th anniversary of SEMICON Europa is not only a celebration of Europe’s semiconductor ecosystem advancement, but a powerful call to action for the future,” said Laith Altimime, President of SEMI Europe. “With the world more connected than ever, global collaboration is essential to ensure economic resilience, drive innovation, and secure sustainable growth for Europe to remain competitive for the next 50 years and beyond.”

At the heart of the event is the CxO Summit, where visionary leaders from Europe’s semiconductor powerhouses will explore the strategies and global partnerships shaping the future of Europe’s microelectronics industry. High-level executives from Arm France, Comet, European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (ESMC), Exyte, Fraunhofer IISB, GlobalFoundries, imec, Institute of Microelectronics, Schneider Electric, STMicroelectronics and other leading companies will share insights on how Europe’s microelectronics ecosystem unifies its efforts to establish and uphold strategic leadership.

Another significant focus of SEMICON Europa 2025 will be the ITF Chip into the Future – Powered by imec. Industry leaders will share insights on how EU Chips Act initiatives like the NanoIC project are turning industry innovations into real economic and societal impact. The program will examine how semiconductor breakthroughs, such as advanced logic nodes, 3D integration, and integrated photonics, will affect application domains ranging from quantum chips to automotive and security. Additionally, the program will explore the steps needed to bridge research and manufacturing while strengthening the supply chain and closing Europe’s talent gap.

Executive Forum Programs 

• CxO Summit: The Summit will gather influential leaders to shed light on how Europe’s microelectronics ecosystem unifies its efforts to establish and uphold strategic leadership.
• ITF Chip into the Future: This session will bring exclusive insights from imec and its ecosystem on how EU Chips Act initiatives like the NanoIC project and European pilot lines are bridging the gap between research and industrial adoption to strengthen economic resilience.
• Electrification and Power Semiconductors: This session will provide insights into key topics and advances in the field of power semiconductors that are enabling the transformation towards electrification, including content on the improvement of efficiency, cost vs. performance, and manufacturing technologies.
• Manufacturing Excellence Across the Value Chain: The program will explore how aligning design, operations, and innovation creates a foundation for competitive, resilient fabs built for the future.
• Global Automotive Advisory Council Summit – SMART Mobility: The Summit will explore how advanced semiconductor solutions can empower the automotive industry to meet the demands of tomorrow’s smart mobility ecosystem, with a focus on enabling electrification, connectivity, and autonomy through innovation, collaboration, and sustainable practices.
• Innovation Showcase: Participants will learn about innovations in the microelectronics and semiconductor space.
• Ireland: Stories from the Silicon Island: This session will showcase Ireland’s evolution into a global semiconductor and technology hub, sharing success stories and strategic initiatives from its vibrant innovation ecosystem.
• Meet SEMI European Committee Members: This networking event will offer the opportunity to exchange ideas and discuss ways to advance the industry.
• Rising Semiconductor Hubs in Poland: Pomerania’s Journey: This session will highlight Pomerania’s emergence as a rising semiconductor hub, exploring the region’s strategic advantages, investment climate, and growing role in the European microelectronics value chain.
• SEMI Advocacy: This session will examine how geopolitical tensions, strategic dependencies, and shifting investment flows are reshaping the global semiconductor supply chain, with a focus on how major players are bringing together tax incentives, subsidies, and direct funding to strengthen their semiconductor ecosystems, and what that means for Europe’s competitiveness and long-term resilience.
• Smart Manufacturing: Programming will explore AI solutions for smarter semiconductor manufacturing operations, including data acquisition, digital twins, and autonomous production, with a focus on climate.

Other SEMICON Europa Highlights

• Advanced Packaging Conference: Leading experts will explore the latest innovations in chiplets, 2.5D/3D stacking, heterogeneous integration, advanced materials, and other packaging techniques that enable high-performance computing, AI, and next-generation electronics through improved power efficiency, miniaturization, and thermal management. 
• Fab Management Forum: Presenters will explore strategies to enhance semiconductor manufacturing efficiency and performance. Topics include global market strategies, supply chain resilience, AI powered smart factories, and disruptive technologies. 
• MEMS & Imaging Sensors Summit: Participants will discover how the latest MEMS and imaging technologies are enabling next-level value creation across industries such as automotive, healthcare, and smart systems, with a focus on AI-enhanced sensing and data fusion in next-generation applications. 
• SEMI Networking Night: Industry stakeholders will gather to celebrate the 50^th anniversary of SEMICON Europa and connect with peers while exploring new business partnerships.  

TechARENA Programs

• III-V Summit: The Summit will explore how breakthroughs in III-V semiconductor technology spanning materials, manufacturing, packaging, and photonics, are driving the future of electronics.
• AI Chip Design: Positioning Europe in the Global Supply Chain: Participants will explore advancements AI chip design, innovative materials, and sustainable practices, and actionable strategies to establish Europe as a leading force in the global semiconductor industry.
• EU Projects: Partners from HiCONNECTS and other EU-funded projects will demonstrate how innovative heterogeneous integration (HI) core technologies address major societal and technical challenges.
• From Classroom to Cleanroom: Building the Talent Pipeline: This session highlights the crucial role of inclusion in shaping the industry’s future, featuring presentations from emerging student researchers and academic leaders working across a wide spectrum of semiconductor technologies and applications.
• Future Computing: Experts will dive into the latest breakthroughs in quantum computing, neuromorphic computing, and trusted electronics, highlighting how these innovations can tackle global challenges and redefine the future of information processing.
• Future Disruptions: This session will explore the major disruptions set to shape the next decade, offering strategies for future-proofing operations, driving sustainable innovation, adapting to policy shifts, and responding to societal changes such as AI growth, climate action, and digital sovereignty.
• Materials Innovation: Participants will discover how advanced materials enable new techniques, greener and more sustainable manufacturing, and solutions for global sustainability.
• SCREEN: Innovation for a Sustainable World: Experts will showcase initiatives to build a more sustainable semiconductor manufacturing industry, highlighting technologies and collaborations that reduce carbon footprint, optimize water use, promote recycling, and preserve biodiversity.
• Sovereignty Through Skills: Building Europe’s Semiconductor Workforce Infrastructure: This session brings together industry, education, and policy leaders to address Europe’s semiconductor talent gap, showcasing initiatives like the European Chips Skills Academy and the European Chips Diversity Alliance that are building a skilled, diverse workforce to power future industry breakthroughs.
• Sustainable Future Fabs: Experts will explore how sustainability is reshaping semiconductor manufacturing across facility design, production processes, and operational strategy.

For more details, please visit the SEMICON Europa 2025 website and connect with SEMI Europe onLinkedIn or YouTube @SEMIEurope (#SEMICONEuropa). 

Press and media partners can register for free by contacting Sitong He at sitonghe@semi.org. 

SEMICON Europa Sponsors

• Diamond: Comet
• Headline: Invest in Bavaria
• Platinum: Mann+Hummel, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Schneider Electric, SUSS
• Gold: Edwards, Evatec, Exyte, Kanken, KLA, Synopsys, TEL
• Silver: A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics, Lam Research, Semiconductor-X
• Event: Accretech, ASE, MKS | Atotech, CTP Parkmakers, Deaxo, Entegris, EV Group (EVG), IDA Ireland, imec, INFICON, Invest in Pomerania, Planimize, SCREEN, Semilab, Spanish Society for Technological Transformation, Siemens, Techno Horizon, VAT