SEMICON West 2026 runs 13–15 October at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, organised by industry association SEMI. The 2026 program frames the semiconductor industry’s clearance of roughly $1 trillion in annual revenue—years ahead of older forecasts—and the path toward $2 trillion, with CEO Summit keynotes spanning Synopsys, NVIDIA, AMD, Intel, Micron, and U.S. government speakers. This ADVANCE Technology guide locks dates, theme, and who is on stage about twelve days before the spike—without twinning Microsoft Surface October 7 or AMD World Labs deal pages.
Dates, venue, and headline facts
Item — Detail
Event — SEMICON West 2026
Organiser — SEMI
Dates — 13–15 October 2026
Venue — Moscone Center, San Francisco
Pre-day — SEMI Market Symposium — 12 October (1–5pm)
Scale (typical) — 35,000+ attendees; 734+ exhibitors; 1,500+ booths
Theme focus — Beyond $1T revenue; AI manufacturing; supply chain; workforce
Joe Stockunas, President of SEMI Americas, has described clearing the trillion-dollar mark nearly four years early as proof of demand—and a prompt to tackle scaling, U.S. manufacturing infrastructure, and workforce together.
CEO Summit keynotes to know
CEO Summit sessions run mornings 8:30–11 a.m. Tuesday through Thursday. Announced speakers include Sassine Ghazi (Synopsys CEO), Timothy Costa (NVIDIA VP/GM Industrial and Computational Engineering), Justin Murrill (AMD Chief Sustainability Officer), Lalitha Immaneni (Intel VP Semiconductor R&D), Scott Gatzemeier (Micron), David Jarzynka (Brooks Automation), Thomas Sonderman (SkyWater), plus U.S. Department of Commerce, State, NSF, and New York Empire State Development officials. Tuesday morning opens the exhibition with the $1T celebration framing.
Forums, tech tracks, and registration
Beyond keynotes, the floor hosts Advanced Packaging & Heterogeneous Integration (APHI), Test Vision, materials/substrates, Future of AI Computing, Quantum, Photonics, Smart MedTech, cybersecurity, and workforce pavilions including SEMI U and the Women’s Network. Registration tiers listed by SEMI: Expo Plus, Thought Leadership (adds Market Symposium and select summits), and All-In (VIP lounge). Member vs non-member pricing differs—check semiconwest.org.
People also ask: is SEMICON West staying in San Francisco?
For 2026, yes—Moscone, 13–15 October. SEMI has already announced that from 2027 the show moves to a spring slot at the Phoenix Convention Center (30 March–1 April 2027), remaining in Phoenix through 2029. Searchers planning travel beyond this edition need that migration note.
Why ADVANCE now (spike ~13 October)
“SEMICON West 2026,” “SEMICON Moscone,” and “SEMI $1 trillion” queries rise as badge sales and keynote lists finalise. A sourced dates–speakers–venue explainer ranks ahead of thin trade-show aggregators—and stays distinct from consumer PC launch events the same fortnight.
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Sources and caveats
13–15 Oct Moscone dates, $1T program framing, named CEO Summit speakers, Market Symposium 12 Oct, pass tiers, and 2027 Phoenix move: SEMI official press release (27 August 2026) and SEMICON West site. NVIDIA on-site participation cues: NVIDIA events page. Final speaker additions and pass prices can still change—recheck semiconwest.org in the week of 13 October.