Europe's annual gathering of the semiconductor manufacturing supply chain: co-located with electronica at Messe München, SEMICON Europa brings together 160 exhibitors and 8,000 specialists from chip design, wafer fabrication, advanced packaging and materials to advance the European microelectronics industry.
SEMICON Europa is Europe's leading event for the semiconductor and microelectronics manufacturing industry, organised annually by SEMI Europe and co-located with electronica at Messe München in Munich. The event covers the full semiconductor supply chain: chip design and EDA tools, wafer fabrication equipment and materials, advanced packaging technologies, fab management and yield engineering, and the emerging chiplet architectures that underpin next-generation AI silicon. SEMICON Europa is the European focal point for discussions about the EU CHIPS Act, European semiconductor sovereignty and the investment in domestic fabrication capacity.
Every edge AI application ultimately depends on the availability of the silicon it runs on. SEMICON Europa is where the upstream supply chain makes its decisions: equipment vendors present next-generation lithography and deposition systems, materials companies showcase advanced dielectrics and barrier layers, and packaging specialists demonstrate chiplet interconnect and heterogeneous integration approaches that will enable the next generation of AI accelerators and edge inference chips. The European policy context adds a dimension absent from equivalent events in Asia: the EU CHIPS Act, announced fab investments (TSMC Dresden, Intel Magdeburg, Infineon Dresden expansion) and the European Chips Design Centre programme are live topics on the conference floor.
The event programme spans: semiconductor manufacturing equipment (lithography, deposition, etch, metrology), materials (advanced dielectrics, barrier layers, CMP slurries, photoresists), advanced packaging (2.5D/3D IC, chiplets, system-in-package, fan-out wafer-level packaging), chip design and EDA tools, fab management and yield engineering, and emerging technologies including photonics integration and power semiconductors.
The Executive Forum is the senior leadership conference at SEMICON Europa, covering industry outlook, investment strategy, geopolitics of the semiconductor supply chain and European industrial policy. The Advanced Packaging Conference addresses chiplet architectures, heterogeneous integration, thermal management and test challenges for advanced packages. The Fab Management Forum covers operational excellence, sustainability in semiconductor manufacturing and workforce development. Women in Semiconductor is a dedicated networking event connecting women professionals across the supply chain. The broader 30,000-plus visitor community of electronica (co-located at the same venue and dates) provides an expanded networking context.
SEMI is the global industry association for the semiconductor and electronics design and manufacturing supply chain, founded in 1970 and representing over 3,000 member companies globally. SEMI Europe, headquartered in Brussels, serves the European chapter and organises SEMICON Europa as the primary European gathering of the semiconductor manufacturing community. Beyond SEMICON Europa, the SEMI organisation produces SEMICON West, SEMICON Asia Pacific and the SEMI Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference.
SEMICON Europa is held at Messe München, Am Messegelände, 81829 Munich, co-located with electronica. The venue is accessible by U-Bahn (U2, Messestadt stations) and offers on-site parking. Munich International Airport is approximately 50 minutes by public transport. SEMICON Europa occupies a dedicated hall or halls within the Messe München complex, with clear signage directing attendees between the two co-located events.
The two events are co-located at the same venue and dates but are managed by separate organisations. SEMICON Europa (organised by SEMI Europe) covers the upstream semiconductor manufacturing supply chain. electronica (organised by Messe München) covers the downstream electronics components and systems layer. A single visitor ticket grants access to both. Attendees from both communities attend; for edge AI hardware practitioners, the events are complementary: SEMICON covers the silicon that is manufactured; electronica covers the components and modules built from it.
Yes, specifically for those working on or dependent on the hardware layer. Advanced packaging for AI accelerators (HBM stacking, chiplet integration) is a primary Advanced Packaging Conference topic. AI-specific silicon development, including NPU and inference accelerator design and the foundry services required to manufacture them, is discussed in the chip design and executive tracks. For AI infrastructure buyers not involved in semiconductor manufacturing, the event is more tangential.
The EU CHIPS Act is a EUR 43 billion public and private investment programme to double Europe's share of global semiconductor production by 2030. SEMICON Europa is the primary conference venue where the Act's implementation is discussed: fab investments, talent development, research programme progress and the regulatory framework for semiconductor sovereignty. European Commission officials, member state ministers and major semiconductor companies present their positions at the event.
Europe's annual gathering of the semiconductor manufacturing supply chain: 160 exhibitors and 8,000 specialists covering chip design, advanced packaging and fab management at the same venue and dates as electronica.
Visitor registration for SEMICON Europa is available through the official website. The visitor ticket is shared with electronica: day ticket EUR 48 online preregistration / EUR 66 onsite; season ticket EUR 109 online / EUR 150 onsite. Conference sessions (Executive Forum, Advanced Packaging Conference, Fab Management Forum) may require separate registration; check the SEMICON Europa programme page for specific session access details.
The Women in Semiconductor event provides dedicated structured networking for women professionals across the semiconductor supply chain. The Executive Forum format includes working sessions and informal networking periods for senior industry leaders. The co-location with electronica provides access to the broader 80,000-visitor electronics community across the same venue and dates.
Yes. The visitor ticket is combined and grants access to both events at Messe München during November 10-13, 2026. Separate registration may be required for specific conference programme sessions at SEMICON Europa.
The SEMICON Europa conference programme is conducted in English. The co-located electronica event includes both English and German content. Exhibition floor interactions are typically in English for international attendees.
Yes. Unlike electronica (biennial), SEMICON Europa is an annual event. It is co-located with electronica in even-numbered years; in odd-numbered years it is co-located with productronica at the same Messe München venue.
| Official website | https://www.semiconeuropa.org/ |
| Register | https://www.semiconeuropa.org/about/register |
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| SEMI Europe (organiser) | https://www.semi.org/en/europe |