SEMICON West 2026

About SEMICON West

SEMICON West is semiconductor industry conference and exhibition focused on semiconductor manufacturing, process equipment, advanced packaging, materials, smart production, sustainability and supply-chain strategy. The 2026 edition runs from 13-15 October 2026 at Moscone Center in San Francisco, United States. Its semiconductor manufacturing equipment programme combines specialist knowledge with opportunities to compare technologies, methods and suppliers. This SEMICON West edition is not presented as a space-only meeting, so teams should select the sessions and exhibitors that match a defined need.

The reason for including it in Arc’s space-engineering calendar is specific: access to semiconductor fabrication, packaging, process-control and component technologies that determine spacecraft electronics performance and availability. Those semiconductor manufacturing equipment capabilities often sit below mission-level requirements but materially affect whether flight hardware can be designed, produced, verified and supported with defensible evidence. Space teams can therefore use SEMICON West to investigate technical options, meet relevant specialists and understand adjacent-industry practices without assuming that every part of the programme applies to spacecraft development.

Event history and organiser

SEMICON West is SEMI’s established North American gathering for the semiconductor ecosystem. The 2026 edition returns to San Francisco and connects device manufacturers, equipment and materials suppliers, engineers, researchers, policymakers and technology businesses across the microelectronics value chain. SEMI publishes the current SEMICON West information and remains the authoritative source for dates, venue, programme and access arrangements. Arc reviewed its semiconductor manufacturing equipment material on 31 August 2026 and separated confirmed edition facts from broader descriptions of the recurring event. Previous-edition information explains the SEMICON West series and typical format, but it should not be used to infer an unannounced speaker, exhibitor, deadline or activity for 2026. This SEMICON West guide links directly to the official sources and records its review date so readers can identify what may have changed before they register or travel. Readers should recheck details whenever the organiser publishes a later update.

Topics and themes

The official semiconductor manufacturing equipment scope is broader than space, but the following subjects have a direct connection to spacecraft engineering. Readers should use the live SEMICON West programme to confirm the depth and timing of each subject.

• Semiconductor manufacturing equipment: the programme helps space component engineers examine this subject against current engineering tools, methods and supplier capability.
• Advanced packaging and integration: the programme helps space component engineers examine this subject against current engineering tools, methods and supplier capability.
• Materials and process control: the programme helps space component engineers examine this subject against current engineering tools, methods and supplier capability.
• Smart manufacturing: the programme helps space component engineers examine this subject against current engineering tools, methods and supplier capability.
• Supply-chain resilience: the programme helps space component engineers examine this subject against current engineering tools, methods and supplier capability.

Who should attend?

SEMICON West is most relevant to Space component engineers, Electronics and payload teams, Packaging specialists, Procurement and assurance leads, Semiconductor suppliers when they have a defined technical or assurance question to investigate. Programme managers and systems engineers may benefit when a semiconductor manufacturing equipment decision crosses requirements, design, manufacture, verification and supplier evidence. It is less useful for general space networking because it is semiconductor industry conference and exhibition. Before attending SEMICON West, teams should review the programme and exhibitor information, identify relevant spacecraft work packages, and arrange focused conversations around qualification constraints, evidence needs, interfaces and lifecycle risk. Colleagues should agree SEMICON West outcomes before making travel or registration commitments.

Practical information

SEMICON West is listed for 13-15 October 2026 at Moscone Center, San Francisco. Check the official semiconductor manufacturing equipment event page immediately before booking for registration, opening times, programme changes and travel guidance. Arc is not the organiser and cannot confirm places. Space teams should shortlist SEMICON West sessions or suppliers in advance and avoid treating exhibition claims as proof that a product is flight qualified.