Industry association SEMI has announced that its Semicon West microelectronics exhibition and conference, which has been held in San Francisco Bay for more than 50 years, will move to Phoenix, Arizona for a five-year annual rotation beginning in 2025. The event dates will also shift from July to October starting in 2024, . The expo will be held in Arizona in 2025, 2027 and 2029, with all three appearances at the Phoenix Convention Center. The first of the three rotations to be held in Phoenix will take place on 7-9 October 2025. The event will continue to be held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco in the alternating years and over the long term. The changes do not affect this year‘s Semicon West, scheduled for July 11–13 2023 at the Moscone Center, San Francisco.
“SEMI is excited to bring Semicon West to Phoenix, a booming semiconductor manufacturing hub, in October 2025,” said Joe Stockunas, president of SEMI Americas, host of the exhibition and conference. “Greater Phoenix is home to more than 75 semiconductor companies including SEMI members EMD Electronics, Intel and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), and the sector employs more than 100,000 with more jobs on the way. As recent investments in chip manufacturing in the area have made abundantly clear, Phoenix embodies the drive by SEMI and the industry at large toward greater innovation.”
“SEMI thanks the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC), Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA), and the city of Phoenix for their tremendous support as we make this important move,” Stockunas added.
“The recent expansion of the semiconductor industry in Phoenix has been transformative,” said Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego. “We are already benefiting from new jobs, new suppliers, new housing, new educational opportunities, and new businesses that are excited to relocate here. Semicon West’s presence will underscore and amplify Phoenix’s commitment to attracting and growing our advanced manufacturing and semiconductor industries.” Mayor Gallego also thanked the Arizona Commerce Authority, Greater Phoenix Economic Council, Visit Phoenix, and city staff for the collaborative efforts to bring Semicon West to Phoenix.
In November, the state of Arizona announced a USD 100 million (EUR 91.75 million) investment in semiconductor industry research and development under the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act to consolidate the state’s competitive position. And in December, TSMC announced plans to triple its fab investments in Phoenix to USD 40 billion (EUR 36.7 billion), facilities that are expected to create 13,000 high-tech jobs, and produce leading-edge 3-nanometer chips at the new factory by 2026. The Phoenix site features two fabs with enough space to add four more.
