# SEMI

> SEMI is the global, company-neutral trade association for the semiconductor and electronics manufacturing supply chain. Founded in 1970 as Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International, it connects around 1.5 million professionals and more than 2,000 member companies through its SEMICON expositions, a 50-year-old standards program, market research, workforce programs, and industry advocacy on trade, talent, and sustainability.

- **Founded:** 1970
- **Headquarters:** Milpitas, California, United States
- **Founders:** Bill Hugle (Co-founder), Fred Kulicke (Co-founder), John Dannelly (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** About 790 employees
- **Products:** SEMICON expositions, SEMI International Standards, SEMI Market Intelligence, Workforce Development & SEMI Foundation / SEMI University, Advocacy & Public Policy
- **Notable:** Established and has run the SEMI International Standards program for over 50 years, producing 1,000+ approved standards and safety guidelines still used across the industry., Set the early common silicon wafer diameters that made cross-vendor semiconductor manufacturing possible., Grew SEMICON from 80 exhibitors and 2,800 visitors in 1971 into a global series of expositions across eight-plus regions.

## Products & services

- **SEMICON expositions** — Flagship trade shows and conferences held around the world - including SEMICON West, Taiwan, China, Japan, Korea, Europe and Southeast Asia - that bring the global electronics supply chain together for exhibitions, technical programs and business.
- **SEMI International Standards** — A volunteer-driven standards program running since 1973 that has produced more than 1,000 approved standards and safety guidelines across 23 technical committees and roughly 200 task forces, from wafer sizes to equipment interfaces.
- **SEMI Market Intelligence** — Industry data, forecasts and reports - including the closely watched semiconductor equipment sales and fab investment outlooks - used across the supply chain for planning.
- **Workforce Development & SEMI Foundation / SEMI University** — Programs, training and the SEMI Foundation charity addressing the semiconductor talent gap through education, career pathways and technical courses.
- **Advocacy & Public Policy** — Representation of the industry to governments on trade, export controls, taxes, R&D funding, intellectual property and environmental, health and safety issues.
- **Sustainability & Technology Communities** — Member communities and initiatives on sustainable manufacturing, plus focus groups spanning MEMS, sensors, flexible and printed electronics, advanced packaging, photovoltaics and displays.

## Achievements

- Established and has run the SEMI International Standards program for over 50 years, producing 1,000+ approved standards and safety guidelines still used across the industry.
- Set the early common silicon wafer diameters that made cross-vendor semiconductor manufacturing possible.
- Grew SEMICON from 80 exhibitors and 2,800 visitors in 1971 into a global series of expositions across eight-plus regions.
- Connects roughly 1.5 million professionals and 2,000+ member companies across the electronics supply chain.
- Produces the industry's benchmark equipment-sales and fab investment forecasts, projecting equipment sales to surpass $150 billion for the first time by 2027.

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — SEMI projected global semiconductor equipment sales will reach a record $156 billion in 2027, the first time the industry would surpass the $150 billion mark, driven by AI demand.
- **2025-07** — SEMI's mid-year outlook forecast global semiconductor equipment sales of $125.5 billion in 2025, later raised as AI-driven spending outpaced expectations.
- **2025-07** — SEMICON West returned as the industry's flagship North American gathering with programs on market intelligence, standards, sustainability and workforce.

## Links

- Website: https://semi.org
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/semi
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/semiconex
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/semimedia
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/SEMIAmericas/

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Last updated: 2026-08-12