2026 Sponsors

Accretech Europe is the European branch of Tokyo Seimitsu, a global leader in semiconductor manufacturing equipment. As one of the few companies worldwide, Accretech Tokyo Seimitsu provides high-performance solutions for backend semiconductor processes — from fully automated probers to modular dicing systems.

Guided by the mission to “grow together with partners and customers by sharing technology, knowledge, and information to create the world’s No.1 products,” Accretech Tokyo Seimitsu is committed to shaping the future of semiconductors. Our solutions enable high-precision testing, advanced packaging, large panel-level packaging (PLP), and the processing of compound semiconductors with high added value.

Website - https://www.accretech.eu/en/

Advantest is the leading manufacturer of automatic test and measurement equipment used in the design and production of semiconductors for applications including 5G communications, the Internet of Things (IoT), high-power devices, autonomous vehicles, high-performance computing (HPC), including artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, and more. Its leading-edge systems and products are integrated into the most advanced semiconductor production lines in the world. The company also conducts R&D to address emerging testing challenges and applications; develops advanced test-interface solutions for wafer sort and final test; produces scanning electron microscopes essential to photomask manufacturing; and offers system-level test solutions and other test-related accessories. Founded in Tokyo in 1954, Advantest is a global company with facilities around the world and an international commitment to sustainable practices and social responsibility.

Website -  https://www.advantest.com/en/

ASE, Inc. is the leading global provider of semiconductor manufacturing services in assembly and test, and at the forefront of silicon system integration. Our comprehensive toolbox leverages innovative technologies such as die interconnection, wafer level fan out, embedded devices, conformal and compartmental shielding, integrated antenna, and others, which are constantly being refined and enhanced to support the future generations of heterogeneous integration through SiP. 

Website -  www.aseglobal.com

D-SIMLAB Technologies, headquartered in Singapore and with additional locations in Malaysia, Germany, the US, and China, is a leading provider of AI-enabled Digital Twin solutions enabling a wide range of application use cases for Semiconductor Manufacturing, starting from Capacity Planning, Load Mix Optimisation, WIP Flow Enhancement, all the way to Production Scheduling. D-SIMLAB’s success lies in deploying production-ready solutions incorporating many domain-specific features and constraints, allowing customers to extract immediate value by reducing cycle times, increasing capacity utilisation, and enhancing due-date performance, proven by dozens of implementations worldwide in 150mm, 200mm and 300mm fabs as well as Assembly & Test facilities operated by various IDMs (including memory, storage, LED manufacturers) and foundries.

Website - D-SIMLAB

Edwards is a leading manufacturer of sophisticated vacuum products and abatement systems and a leading provider of related value-added services for the manufacture of microelectronics devices, including silicon and compound semiconductors. Our innovative leading technology solutions are designed to maximize process uptime, yield and throughput, whilst striving to balance the often conflicting requirements of: lower cost of ownership through reduction in consumables usage (electrical power, fuel gas, nitrogen and cooling water); reduced environmental emissions and safety compliance (noise, vibration, sub-fab particles, waste gas and waste water); extended product lifetimes and reduction in on-going service costs.

Website - www.edwardsinnovation.com

Founded in 2009, european economics is a recognised pure-player consultancy specialising in public funding. We deliver tailored, high value-added services across Europe to support our clients in designing and implementing turnkey public funding strategies – State aid and European funding – for their most strategic projects:

• €43 billion in public funding secured for 250 projects, including €5.8 billion in 2024,
• 100% success rate for State aid notifications to the European Commission. 

Website - www.europeaneconomics.com/en/

INFICON is a global leader in instrumentation, critical sensor technologies, and Smart Manufacturing (Industry 4.0) software for semiconductor manufacturing. Our solutions support equipment suppliers and fabs across the full lifecycle of wafer fabrication, from process development to high‑volume production. INFICON’s advanced analysis, measurement, and control technologies enable precise monitoring of vacuum and gas processes, helping fabs improve yield, tool uptime, and process stability. Beyond semiconductors, INFICON solutions are used in adjacent high‑tech industries, including optics, displays, and solar. Headquartered in Switzerland, INFICON operates global manufacturing and service facilities across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, enabling close collaboration with fabs worldwide.

Website -  http://www.inficon.com/

KLA develops industry-leading equipment and services that enable innovation throughout the electronics industry. We provide advanced process control and process-enabling solutions for manufacturing wafers and reticles. In close collaboration with leading customers across the globe, our expert teams of physicists, engineers, data scientists and problem-solvers design solutions that move the world forward.

Website - www.kla.com

Lam Research Corp. is a global supplier of innovative wafer fabrication equipment and services to the semiconductor industry. The world's leading companies trust us as their valued partner because we bring together technology leadership, a strong values-based culture, and an unwavering commitment to prove our customers’ next big breakthrough. Our impact on the world can be seen all around us, as nearly every advanced chip today is built with our technology. Through collaboration, precision, and our commitment to delivery, we are transforming atomic-scale engineering and driving semiconductor breakthroughs that define the next generation.

Website - www.lamresearch.com

We are a leading specialty chemicals technology company with significant exposure to several high-growth secular trends and a strong presence in electronic materials. We are the market leader in electroplating solutions that deliver chemistry, equipment, service, and software for innovative technology applications. As a crucial enabler in the “information age” value chain, our technology is essential in the manufacture of electronics and other critical products. Atotech solutions are used in a wide variety of end markets, including consumer-grade to infrastructure connectivity and computing, automotive electronics, and surface finishing, as well as in numerous industrial and consumer applications such as heavy machinery and household appliances. Globally, over 8,000 customers in more than 40 countries rely on Atotech’s leading technologies and service capabilities. Being at the center of the knowledge industry, our true assets are our people and their dedication to our customers. Atotech is committed to providing an environment of original thinking, entrepreneurial spirit, and teamwork, making it a great place to work. We foster a diverse and highly inclusive culture for our workforce which consists of 4,000 skilled professionals from over 57 nationalities and multiple disciplines. Our global team is aligned around a common goal – customer satisfaction.

Website - www.atotech.com

Park Systems is a global leader in nanoscale microscopy and metrology solutions. Best known as the world’s leading AFM provider, the company offers a broad nanometrology portfolio including AFM, imaging spectroscopic ellipsometry, digital holographic microscopy, nanoscale IR spectroscopy, white light interferometry, and active vibration isolation.

Park Systems Europe supports customers across Europe from its headquarters in Mannheim, Germany.

Schildkrötstraße 15 68199 Mannheim, Germany +49 (0) 624 490 896 50 E-Mail: [email protected] 

Website - www.parksystems.com

Planimize brings advanced research in combinatorial optimization and industrial engineering into practical use in semiconductor manufacturing, with its core product, the Planimize Schedule Optimizer. Founded by researchers and software engineers, Planimize software has been running live since 2023 in fully automated 300mm front-end fabs in Europe. The company is based in France.

The Planimize Schedule Optimizer delivers real-time production scheduling and runs continuously, 24/7, to steer activity in work centers such as photolithography and diffusion/cleaning. At its core is a powerful algorithm that computes optimized schedules for thousands of lot steps in under one minute. It manages the full range of operational constraints—including time constraints, mask handling, transportation, and lot batching—ensuring reliable execution in real-world fabs.

The software is designed to improve key manufacturing metrics such as equipment throughput, cycle time, and transport efficiency, while remaining consistent with high-level fab control and decision logic. Planimize integrates into existing MES environments, enabling fast deployment. Its optimization-based approach, with a holistic view of the current state of the fab, improves factory efficiency.

Website - https://planimize.com/

Schneider Electric's purpose is to empower all to make the most of our energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability for all. We call this Life Is On. Our mission is to be your digital partner for Sustainability and Efficiency. We drive digital transformation by integrating world-leading process and energy technologies, end-point to cloud connecting products, controls, software and services, across the entire lifecycle, enabling integrated company management, for homes, buildings, data centers, infrastructure and industries. We are the most local of global companies. We are advocates of open standards and partnership ecosystems that are passionate about our shared Meaningful Purpose, Inclusive and Empowered values. Recognized as the world’s most sustainable company in 2021 by Corporate Knights Global 100 Index.

Website - www.se.com

SCREEN SPE Germany GmbH based in Ismaning, Germany, is a subsidiary of the SCREEN Group Network covering the globe. SCREEN goal remains to create truly ground-breaking solutions that have never been seen before. We plan to expand the range of applications for our three core technologies through both continuing development and integration. Our main targets as new business areas will be the four fields of energy, inspection and measurement, life sciences, and printed electronics.
 

SCREEN SPE Germany GmbH product range includes: Coat/Develop Track, Wafer Cleaning System, Annealing System, Measurement System, Inspection System, Advanced Packaging Lithography, Green Devices.

Website - www.screen-spe.eu

Founded in 1996 by Swedish computer scientist Christopher Ahlberg, Spotfire is a visual industrial analytics platform that unifies process control and quality analytics across semiconductor fabrication environments. By bringing together high-volume, high-variety data from production lines and sites in a single platform, Spotfire gives fab managers and operations leaders the visibility they need to make fast, confident decisions.

Engineers can visualize wafer maps alongside process and equipment data, apply control limits, specification bands, and domain metrics directly to their analysis, and pinpoint root causes in minutes. The result is measurable operational impact: fewer defects, reduced scrap, higher yield, and millions of dollars in annual savings through more predictable, efficient production.

With interactive industry-specific visualizations, advanced analytics, and AI-assisted insights, Spotfire is helping semiconductor manufacturers reduce time-to-insight, improve process control, and sustain higher yields at fab scale.

Join us at the Fab Management Forum to see how leading fabs are using Spotfire to keep production on target.

Website -  Spotfire 

Since its founding in 1963, TEL has grown to encompass many offices around the world that engineer, manufacture, sell, and service wafer-processing or semiconductor production equipment (SPE), as well as flat panel display (FPD) and thin-film silicon photovoltaic equipment (PVE). As the world market share leader in several product lines, TEL plays a key role in the evolving global semiconductor industry.

Website - www.tel.com

We are shaping the future of microchip manufacturing. As a leading technology partner to the 
semiconductor industry, TRUMPF delivers high-precision laser and electronics solutions for all key 
manufacturing steps—from EUV lithography and plasma processing to quality control. Our 
innovations enable more powerful and energy-efficient chips for the digital world of tomorrow. 
Through close partnerships, deep industry expertise, and a global presence, we work together with 
our customers to drive the next generation of semiconductor technology forward—reliably, 
responsibly, and with the highest quality standards.

Website -  https://www.trumpf.com/de_INT/

VAT is the leading global developer, manufacturer and supplier of high-end vacuum valves. VAT vacuum valves are mission-critical components for advanced manufacturing processes of innovative products used in daily life such as portable devices, flat screen monitors or solar panels. VAT Group is a global player with over 1,950 employees and main manufacturing sites in Haag (Switzerland), Penang (Malaysia) and Arad (Romania).

Website - www.vatvalve.com/

As a world-class industrial technology and thermal solutions leader, Watlow® provides advanced thermal systems that enable precision, reliability, and sustainability in semiconductor manufacturing. By combining heating, sensing, power, and process control, process automation, and data-driven insights, Watlow partners with semiconductor OEMs and device manufacturers to optimize thermal performance, accelerate tool development, and improve yield and uptime.

In semiconductor fabrication, where temperature uniformity and repeatability are critical, Watlow delivers highly engineered solutions for both in-chamber and subfab applications. These include advanced pedestal heaters with multi-zone control for wafer processing, as well as line heating solutions for gas and chemical delivery systems, ensuring precise temperature management, condensation prevention, and process stability. Technologies such as multi-zone control systems enable uniform thermal profiles across wafers, directly supporting higher device quality and reduced variability.

Watlow’s expertise extends beyond individual components to fully integrated thermal systems. Through real-time monitoring, predictive analytics, and smart control architectures, semiconductor fabs can achieve improved process control, early detection of inefficiencies, and enhanced safety—particularly in critical subfab environments where thermal and power data can indicate system health and potential issues.

Founded in 1922, Watlow has been a pioneer in electric heating technologies and today plays a key role in supporting the semiconductor industry’s transition toward more energy-efficient and sustainable manufacturing. With over 1,100 patents and more than 4,000 employees worldwide, Watlow supports global semiconductor OEMs and fabs with engineering, manufacturing, and application expertise across Europe, North America, and Asia.

At SEMICON Europa and beyond, Watlow remains committed to enabling next-generation semiconductor innovation through precise, reliable, and intelligent thermal solutions—powering the fabs of the future.

Website - www.watlow.com