Planning your calendar for the rest of 2026?
This semiconductor event guide for 2026 highlights some of the most important conferences, expos and technical gatherings still to come this year. Whether you work in ASIC design, verification, embedded systems, FPGA development or semiconductor manufacturing, staying connected to the wider industry has never been more important.
From flagship conferences like DAC and SEMICON WEST to highly specialised verification and FPGA-focused events, these gatherings bring together engineers, researchers, EDA vendors and technology leaders from across the global semiconductor ecosystem. In addition, many events now place a stronger focus on AI hardware, advanced packaging and chiplet-based architectures.
This guide rounds up some of the most relevant semiconductor conferences and industry events taking place throughout Q3 and Q4 2026 across North America, EMEA and beyond.
For a quick-view calendar, you can explore our 2026 International Semiconductor Events Calendar article.
Why Attend Semiconductor Industry Events?
Attending semiconductor and ASIC industry events can help professionals:
- Stay informed about emerging semiconductor and AI trends
- Learn about the latest ASIC design and verification methodologies
- Explore advances in EDA tools, FPGA technologies and embedded systems
- Connect with engineers, researchers, tool vendors and industry leaders
- Discover new career and business opportunities
- Gain practical insights through tutorials, workshops and technical sessions
Whether you are an experienced ASIC engineer or just starting your career in semiconductor design, these events provide valuable opportunities to learn from industry experts and stay up to date with one of the world’s fastest-moving industries.
Q3 2026 Semiconductor Events
Hardware Pioneers MAX 26 | Jun 10 – 11 | London, UK
Hardware Pioneers MAX is quickly becoming one of the UK’s leading semiconductor and electronics events. The conference brings together engineers, startups and technology leaders to explore edge AI, embedded systems and low-power hardware design.
As a result, semiconductor professionals can gain valuable insights into how connected hardware and AI are shaping future product development across industries.
2026 IEEE/JSAP Symposium on VLSI Technology & Circuits | Jun 14 – 18 | Honolulu, Hawaii
The IEEE/JSAP Symposium on VLSI Technology & Circuits explores leading-edge advances in semiconductor devices, manufacturing technologies and integrated circuit design. In particular, the 2026 programme is expected to highlight advanced packaging, AI accelerators and next-generation process nodes.
Consequently, the symposium remains one of the most important semiconductor research events on the global calendar.
3D & Systems Summit | Jun 17 – 19 | Dresden, Germany
Hosted by SEMI Europe, the 3D & Systems Summit focuses on the future of semiconductor integration and advanced packaging technologies. As chiplet-based architectures and heterogeneous integration continue gaining momentum, this event provides valuable insights into the technologies enabling next-generation semiconductor systems.
Attendees can expect discussions covering system integration, advanced interconnects and packaging scalability.
Verification & Semiconductors Futures Conference UK 2026 | Jun 23 | Reading, UK + Online
The Verification Futures Conference brings together end-users, engineers and vendors to discuss the challenges in hardware and software verification. Co-located with Semiconductors Futures, the event expands its focus to include broader semiconductor innovation trends and future technology challenges. The conference typically features technical presentations on verification methodologies, formal verification, AI-assisted workflows and functional safety, making it a valuable event for ASIC verification professionals across the UK and Europe.
The International Conference on IC Design and Technology (ICICDT) | Jun 22 – 24 | Dresden, Germany
ICICDT is recognised as a leading global forum for collaboration across IC design and semiconductor technology domains. Under the 2026 theme “From Integrated Devices to Integrated Chiplets: Design, Device and System Innovation for the Future”, the conference highlights the growing importance of cross-disciplinary semiconductor innovation.
As the industry increasingly moves toward chiplet-based systems, ICICDT offers useful insights into the future of semiconductor design and manufacturing.
International Conference Mixed Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems | Jun 25 – 26 | Poznan, Poland
MIXDES focuses on mixed-signal design methodologies and integrated circuit systems. The event features a strong technical programme covering analog, digital and mixed-signal semiconductor design challenges, while also covering embedded systems and semiconductor applications. For engineers working across increasingly complex SoC and mixed-domain environments, the conference offers valuable opportunities to exchange technical knowledge and explore emerging design approaches.
International Conference on Synthesis, Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Methods, and Applications to Circuit Design – SMACD 2026 | Jun 29 – Jul 2 | Dresden, Germany
SMACD focuses on methodologies for analog, digital and mixed-signal circuit design. With growing industry interest in AI-assisted EDA workflows, the conference provides valuable insights into emerging semiconductor design approaches.
As a result, ASIC designers and researchers can gain a clearer understanding of the future direction of circuit design automation.
FPGA Conference Europe 2026 | Jun 30 – Jul 2 | Munich, Germany
FPGA Conference Europe remains one of the leading FPGA events in the EMEA region. The conference brings together developers, researchers and semiconductor companies working across programmable logic technologies.
Sessions are expected to cover AI acceleration, embedded vision and heterogeneous computing. Meanwhile, the event’s practical focus makes it especially valuable for FPGA engineers and embedded developers.
UK Semiconductors Conference | Jul 1 – 2 | Sheffield, UK
The UK Semiconductors Conference brings together researchers, engineers, startups and industry leaders from across the UK semiconductor ecosystem. The event focuses on strengthening collaboration between academia and industry while highlighting the UK’s growing semiconductor capabilities. Topics are expected to include semiconductor manufacturing, photonics, compound semiconductors, advanced materials and future workforce development.
DAC 2026 | Jul 26 – 29 | Long Beach, CA
DAC remains one of the most important global events for semiconductor design and automation professionals. The 2026 edition is expected to heavily focus on AI-assisted EDA workflows, advanced-node design challenges, hardware acceleration and chiplet-based architectures. With major participation fromEDA industry leaders, DAC continues to be a key event for engineers looking to stay current with the latest design methodologies, verification strategies and semiconductor innovation trends.
Hot Chips Symposium | Aug 23 – 25, Palo Alto, CA + Hybrid
Sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society Technical Community on Microprocessors and Microcomputers, the Hot Chips Symposium is one of the semiconductor industry’s leading conferences on high-performance microprocessors and related integrated circuits. The event is known for deep technical presentations from leading companies unveiling next-generation processors, AI accelerators and custom silicon platforms.
For ASIC and verification professionals interested in where the industry is heading, Hot Chips provides them with early insights into the architectures shaping the future of computing.
Semiconductors to Systems Summit 2026 | Aug 26 | London, UK
Hosted by TechWorks, the Semiconductors to Systems Summit explores the relationship between semiconductor innovation and wider system-level technologies. The event brings together stakeholders from across the semiconductor and electronics ecosystem to discuss supply chains, AI infrastructure, embedded systems and future technology trends. In turn, attendees gain valuable cross-sector insights into the future direction of semiconductor technologies.
DVCon India 2026 | Sep 1 – 3 | Bengaluru, India
DVCon events continue to grow globally, and DVCon India has become an increasingly important event for verification professionals working across ASIC and SoC development. The conference features tutorials, technical papers and industry presentations covering formal methods, verification automation and functional safety.
As verification complexity continues increasing, events like DVCon India provide engineers with practical strategies for improving efficiency and scalability.
FPGA World 2026 | Sep 8 | Stockholm, Sweden
FPGA World is a well-established European event centered around programmable logic technologies and FPGA-based system design. The conference attracts engineers working in telecommunications, industrial systems, AI inference and embedded computing.
Because of its focused technical format, FPGA World offers strong networking opportunities and highly detailed engineering discussions.
AI Infra Summit | Sep 15 – 17 | Santa Clara, CA
AI Infra Summit has become a major gathering for companies building and optimising AI infrastructure. Unlike broader AI conferences, the event specifically focuses on the hardware, systems and compute technologies powering large-scale AI deployments.
The conference includes tracks covering compute, AI data centres, physical AI and data movement technologies. In addition, attendees can expect technical discussions, industry announcements and presentations from leading semiconductor and AI companies.
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embedded world North America | Sep 22 – 24 | Anaheim, CA
embedded world North America brings together the embedded systems community to explore the latest developments in embedded software, hardware platforms, connectivity and edge AI technologies.
The multi-day event also provides valuable networking opportunities for engineers working on industrial systems, connected devices and embedded computing applications.
Microelectronics UK | Sep 29 – 30 | London, UK
Microelectronics UK showcases innovation from across the UK semiconductor and microelectronics landscape. The event connects researchers, engineers and businesses while highlighting developments in semiconductor design, embedded systems and AI hardware.
With more than 4,000 attendees expected, the event should provide strong networking opportunities for professionals across the semiconductor industry.
Q4 2026 Semiconductor Events
34th IFIP/IEEE International Conference on Very Large Scale Integration SoC | Oct 11 – 14 | Limassol, Cyprus
VLSI-SoC is an established international conference focused on advances in SoC technologies and large-scale integration systems.
Topics span semiconductor architectures, design automation, verification, security and mixed-signal systems. Consequently, the event remains highly relevant for ASIC designers, researchers and SoC engineers.
SEMICON WEST | Oct 13 – 15 | San Francisco, CA
SEMICON WEST is one of the microelectronics industry’s largest and most influential trade events. Bringing together manufacturers, suppliers, fabs, equipment vendors and chip companies, the conference explores the technologies and business trends shaping the future of semiconductor manufacturing.
With AI demand continuing to drive rapid industry expansion, the 2026 edition is expected to heavily focus on advanced packaging, sustainability and global semiconductor infrastructure growth.
2026 International Conference on Computer-Aided Design | Nov 8 – 12 | San Jose, CA
ICCAD continues to serve as one of the semiconductor industry’s leading research-focused EDA conferences. The event explores emerging approaches in design automation, verification, physical implementation and machine learning applications for chip design.
Many of the concepts presented at ICCAD later influence commercial EDA tools and production workflows, making it an important event for engineers interested in future semiconductor design methodologies.
DVCon Europe 2026 | Nov 17 – 18 | Munich, Germany
DVCon Europe remains one of the most important verification-focused events in the EMEA region. The conference brings together design and verification engineers, IP providers and EDA vendors to discuss the latest verification methodologies, standards and workflows.
Topics are expected to include AI-assisted verification, hardware/software co-verification, functional safety and verification scalability for increasingly complex SoCs.
Final Thoughts
The second half of 2026 continues to offer plenty of opportunities for semiconductor professionals to stay informed, sharpen technical expertise and connect with the wider industry.
Whether you are focused on ASIC verification, FPGA development, embedded systems, AI hardware or semiconductor manufacturing, these conferences and technical events provide valuable opportunities to explore the technologies and methodologies shaping the future of chip design.
Make sure to bookmark this page, as additional 2026 semiconductor events may be added throughout the year.
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