The global semiconductor equipment and materials association (SEMI) said on the 9th it will hold Korea's largest semiconductor expo, "Semicon Korea 2026," for three days from the 11th to the 13th at COEX in Gangnam District, Seoul.
This year's event, the largest ever, expanded its space beyond COEX to the Westin Seoul Parnas and the Grand Intercontinental Seoul Parnas.
This year, about 550 corporations, including global chipmakers and design companies such as Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, as well as Nvidia, Intel, Kioxia, Micron, and Sony, and major semiconductor materials, parts, and equipment (MPE) companies such as ASML, Applied Materials (AMAT), Lam Research, Tokyo Electron (TEL), and KLA, are set to participate and set up 2,409 booths.
The theme of this year's Semicon Korea is "change tomorrow," presenting a venue for advanced technologies and collaboration that will change the future amid a new industrial paradigm sparked by AI.
In addition, at more than 30 conferences during the event, over 200 experts representing the semiconductor industry will speak as presenters and share the latest semiconductor technologies and market trends.
Song Jai-hyuk, president and chief technology officer (CTO) of the Samsung Electronics DS (Device Solutions) division, will deliver a keynote on the opening day on the theme of "next-generation AI system architecture." In addition, Tien Wu, ASE chief executive officer (CEO); Boyd Phelps, Cadence senior vice president; Tim Archer, Lam Research CEO; Lee Sung-hun, SK hynix executive vice president; and Timothy Costa, Nvidia general manager of industrial and computing engineering, will give presentations.
SEMI said, "We expect the trend of change in the industry—breaking down boundaries between processes and technologies and building joint roadmaps among partners—to accelerate further through Semicon Korea."
At the "Semicon Korea Leadership Dinner" on the 11th, the opening day, Song Jai-hyuk, president of the Korea Semiconductor Industry Association, will deliver a welcome address, and more than 500 global semiconductor leaders and executives will gather to share information on the semiconductor industry.