Critical semiconductor industry topics will come into sharp focus at SEMICON West 2023 as leading CEOs gather July 11-13 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco for the latest insights into the industry’s path to $1 trillion, sustainability and workforce development. The event, North America’s premier exhibition and conference for the microelectronics supply chain, will also feature other presentations and executive panels with thought leaders from the electronics design and manufacturing ecosystem, academia and government. Registration is open.
Themed Building a Path Forward, SEMICON West 2023 will also address key topics including government investment in chip manufacturing, supply chain resilience, heterogeneous integration, smart mobility, smart medtech and smart manufacturing.
CEO Summit Keynotes at SEMICON West 2023
Path to $1 Trillion
Tokyo Electron Limited
Coherent
Semicon Industries Challenges
DHL Supply Chain
Transformation
Intel Corporation
Applied Materials
Schneider Electric
Future for the Chip Industry
Axcelis Technologies
SkyWater Technology
University of California, Berkeley
Semiconductor Careers
Building a Path to Net Zero – Sustainability Programs
This track will include the Path to Net Zero CEO Summit keynotes and the following sessions.
- Climate Equity & Social Impact
- The session will showcase big-picture environmental, social and governance (ESG) topics and collaborative solutions to the most daunting challenges presented by the world’s rapidly changing climate. Focus areas include advancing the United Nations’ sustainable development goals (SDGs), establishing equitable economic opportunities, and leveraging public-private partnerships to develop climate equity programs.
- Sustainability & EHS Forum 2023
- Speakers and panels will discuss the status of disclosures, incentives, tax implications, regulations, and new proposals for research related to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), phenol, isopropylated phosphate (PIP) and greenhouse gases (GHG). They’ll also explore strategies for navigating the evolving regulatory environment.
- Startups for Sustainable Semiconductors Pitch & Pavilion
- The session will highlight the role of startups in the semiconductor industry’s path to net zero. Panels of venture capitalists and corporate venture capitalists will discuss their funding of new technology solutions for decarbonization.
- SEMI Startups for Sustainable Semiconductors program finalists will pitch their solutions to the corporate venture capital arms of leading semiconductor makers and equipment manufacturers. The Startups program is part of the SEMI Sustainability Initiative to enable a greener chip industry.
Supply Chain Management and CHIPS Act Investments
- Navigating Uncertainty – How Do You Build Agile Supply Chains?
- With business agility never more important to overcome industry disruptions, this panel will discuss foundational requirements for an agile supply chain and strategies for addressing challenges in a rapidly changing environment.
- America’s Path Forward in Semiconductors, A SEMICON West Session on Government and the Semiconductor Industry
- This session will provide updates on available federal funding, program priorities, forecasts of new chip fabs expected from the CHIPS Act incentives, and an outlook for supply chain growth.
SEMICON West 2023 Pavilions
- Smart Manufacturing Pavilion
- Highlights will include discussions on automation and equipment for fully autonomous factories, wireless connectivity and security, extended chip capacity, supply chain agility, data ecosystems, and manufacturing operations enabled by artificial intelligence and machine learning.
- Smart Mobility Pavilion
- Key themes will include affordable electrification, intelligent sensors for smart mobility, and the role of silicon carbide (SiC) in the automotive ecosystem.
- Smart MedTech Pavilion
- Industry leaders, innovators, and venture capitalists will discuss future opportunities in the medical technology sector and showcase the latest innovations.
- Workforce Development Pavilion
- Targeting new strategies for recruiters, students and job seekers, the pavilion will highlight why microelectronics is a smart career choice, feature discussions on building a diverse and inclusive workforce, and host an interactive day with high-school students to help spark their interest in microelectronics careers.
FLEX Conference
- FLEX Conference & Exhibition is the annual premier industry event focused on flexible hybrid electronics (FHE), hybrid electronics, printed electronics, and advanced packaging innovations, connecting players across the device-making supply chain. This year’s event will feature keynotes by experts at Meta, Rice University and Pragmatic Semiconductor on new ways of combining solid state devices and system interconnection through heterogeneous integration and advanced packaging.
Business Programs
- The SEMI Market Symposium will provide a midyear update of key market trends and drivers as well as a forum to discuss pertinent business issues. Speakers will present market forecasts and analysis for the semiconductor, equipment, materials and other industries in the electronics design and manufacturing supply chain.
- Bulls & Bears will again feature unique and diverse perspectives from Wall Street analysts on the microelectronics industry.
TechTALKS
Technology experts will explore key themes such as silicon wafers and advanced wafer technology, market dynamics and sustainability in electronic materials, the latest trends in sensorization, heterogeneous integration, and accelerating the pace of lithography and scaling innovation.
New this year at SEMICON West 2023 is local Taste of San Francisco cuisine and daily networking happy hours. The event will also feature networking opportunities at show floor lounges and receptions.
Design Automation Conference (DAC), the premier gathering focused on the design and design automation of electronic circuits and systems, will co-locate with SEMICON West 2023.
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