With the global semiconductor supply chain facing massive changes due to the rapid advancement of AI, the semiconductor festival has opened, providing a platform to examine these trends and new opportunities.

SEMICON Korea 2025 will be held for three days from February 19th to 21st at COEX in Seoul.

This year, the event will be held on the largest scale ever, using not only COEX Halls A, B, C, D, and E, but also the Grand Ballroom and Platz.

SEMICON Korea 2025 will feature approximately 500 companies showcasing cutting-edge technologies across 2,301 booths. Global design and chipmaker companies such as AMD, Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Micron, GlobalFoundries, and Kioxia, as well as major semiconductor small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) such as ASML, Applied Materials, Lam Research, TEL, and KLA, will all be present.

This event will be held under the theme of 'LEAD THE EDGE' and will provide an opportunity to experience 'edge technology' that will lead innovation in the semiconductor industry, which is being reorganized by cutting-edge technologies such as AI. there is.

Over 200 experts representing the semiconductor industry will participate as speakers in the 30 conferences held over three days, covering topics such as: △Advanced semiconductor manufacturing technology by six processes, △Smart manufacturing, △Measurement, △Testing, △Compound power semiconductors, △Sustainability, △Cybersecurity, △Market trends, △Investment opportunities, and △R&D cooperation.

SEMICON Korea 2025 kicks off with keynotes from AMD, Applied Materials, imec, Samsung Electronics, and Synopsys.

Samsung Electronics President Song Jae-hyuk will present on the topic of 'Semiconductor Innovation for A Better Life', and imec CEO Luc Van den Hove will present on 'The Versatile Future of Semiconductor Systems'.

AMD Vice President Bill En will present on 'Demand for Power Efficiency in the Age of AI', and Synopsis Chief Product Management Officer Ravi Subramanian will present on 'Powering Innovation In The Era Of Pervasive Intelligence'.

Finally, Prabu Raja, President of Applied Materials, will present on the topic of 'Accelerating Energy-Efficient Semiconductors through Collaborative Innovation.'

The technology conferences include the SEMI Technology Symposium (STS), the Metrology and Inspection (MI) Forum, the Test Forum, the Smart Manufacturing Forum, and the Compound Power Semiconductor Summit.△Cybersecurity forums, etc. will be held.

Additionally, environmental safety forums, business programs, talent development and diversity promotion programs are held.


Meanwhile, at a press conference held on the morning of the opening day on the 19th, President Cho Hyun-dae introduced SEMICON Korea and announced that SEMI has over 3,600 member companies worldwide.

Recently, in addition to semiconductor material and equipment companies, automobile OEM companies and all companies that use semiconductors have joined as members, and it has been revealed that it has expanded significantly, more than doubling in the past 10 years.

In particular, based on this scale, the company is actively engaged in establishing semiconductor standards, suggesting directions for technological innovation, and engaging in external cooperation, it said.

“The growth of AI is considered a key growth engine for the semiconductor industry, but at the same time, the industry requires more technological demands and global cooperation,” said Cho Hyun-dae, President of SEMI Korea. “As SEMICON Korea 2025 is a gathering place for the global semiconductor supply chain, I hope that everyone who participates will discover insights for new business cooperation and enhanced competitiveness.”