Semiconductor expo to boost global industry ties

The WESEMiBAY Semiconductor Ecosystem Expo 2025 will be held from Oct. 15-17 at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center in Futian District, organizers announced in a news conference yesterday.

The expo aims to be a platform for the deep integration of global semiconductor industry chains, supply chains and value chains, according to Guo Ziping, director of the Shenzhen Municipal Development and Reform Commission.

Attendees fill the aisles at the SEMIBAY Semiconductor Ecosystem Expo 2024 in Shenzhen, exploring cutting-edge innovations across the global chip supply chain. Photos from WeChat account "深圳发布"

Following a successful inaugural event last year that featured 40,000 square meters of exhibition space and 400 leading global companies, this year's expo aims for “higher standards, broader reach, deeper integration and better service,” according to Guo. The exhibition area will expand to over 60,000 square meters with more than 600 participating companies, positioning Shenzhen as a global hub for observing industry innovation, market trends and business cooperation.

The event will introduce several high-end forums, including the International Workshop on Advanced Patterning Solutions and an academic conference about chips. It will also offer customized one-on-one meetings and dedicated matchmaking services to enhance engagement between exhibitors and attendees.

Beyond core exhibition zones for wafer manufacturing and advanced packaging, the expo will feature three specialized areas: AI chips and edge computing ecosystems, RISC-V ecosystems, and Chiplet and advanced packaging ecosystems.

A panoramic view of the SEMIBAY 2024 exhibition hall showcases the scale and diversity of participating companies and innovations.

The event has attracted over 600 leading enterprises and renowned universities from more than 20 countries. Official delegations and corporate representatives from Europe, Southeast Asia, Japan and South Korea have been invited to participate in forums, including an international supply and demand matching conference focused on Chinese manufacturing expanding globally.

The expo will also implement an upgraded year-round resource connection service, integrating online, in-exhibition and offline platforms.

Shenzhen's semiconductor and integrated circuit industry has continued rapid growth. The city’s industry scale reached 256.4 billion yuan (US$36 billion) in 2024, a 26.8% year-on-year increase. In the first half of 2025, the industry scale grew to 142.4 billion yuan, up 16.9% from the same period last year.

Significant development was also reported in Longgang District, where the number of enterprises related to the semiconductor and integrated circuit industry chain has grown to 215, forming an industrial scale of hundreds of billions of yuan.

Additionally, Longgang will launch a major semiconductor industry cluster centered on Luoshan Technology Park. Located at the geometric center of the Shenzhen-Dongguan-Huizhou region, the park covers 138 hectares with a planned construction area of 1.23 million square meters.