The passage of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 was a legislative triumph — committing over $52 billion to revitalizing domestic semiconductor manufacturing. But legislative momentum is not market resilience.

Two years later, the challenge is no longer if the US will invest, but how the hundreds of billions in public and private capital will be coordinated to create a cohesive, sustainable, and globally competitive ecosystem.

This pivotal moment demands a singular, powerful convening point — a Microelectronics US event that shifts the focus from grand policy announcements to real-world execution. The success of the American chip renaissance depends on closing three critical gaps: talent, design, and commercialization. An event centered in the heart of the nation’s technological revival isn’t just a benefit; it’s a necessity.
 

Keep reading to watch the Microelectronics UK 2025 Highlights video at the end of this article.

The Urgent Imperative: Bridging the Gaps in the CHIPS Era

The CHIPS Act has addressed one major obstacle: domestic fabrication capacity. Yet three foundational pillars still require urgent, coordinated attention — the kind of collaboration only a high-level, industry-wide summit can deliver.

America’s semiconductor ambitions face a projected shortage of 67,000 skilled workers by 2030 — technicians, engineers, and computer scientists essential to keeping fabs operational. Without alignment between industry needs and academic curricula, even billion-dollar facilities risk running short-staffed.

Microelectronics US will serve as the bridge between corporate HR, government, and academia — addressing upskilling, apprenticeships, and STEM pipeline expansion to secure the workforce of tomorrow.

While the US remains the global leader in chip design, competing nations are rapidly scaling incentives for their own R&D sectors. CHIPS funding has heavily favored manufacturing, but true sovereignty depends on architectural and packaging innovation.

Microelectronics US will champion design-driven incentives and connect the DoD’s eight regional Microelectronics Commons hubs directly with commercial partners — accelerating the journey from lab prototype to domestic production.

The semiconductor supply chain remains fragile, vulnerable to geopolitical disruption and natural disasters — lessons learned from the Texas deep freeze and global wafer shortages.

Microelectronics US will provide a neutral, solutions-focused platform where equipment manufacturers, logistics leaders, and policy experts collaborate on building resilient, diversified, and compliant domestic supply chains.

If the goal is to galvanize the American semiconductor sector, there is no city better equipped — historically or strategically — than Austin, Texas.

Austin’s story is the story of American microelectronics. From the founding of MCC and Sematech to the city’s evolution into a thriving semiconductor and R&D hub, Austin has always stood at the intersection of industry and national strategy.

Corporate and Manufacturing Power
Today, Austin’s “Silicon Hills” hosts the full microelectronics value chain — from design IP to advanced manufacturing:

• Samsung – expanding with a new multi-billion-dollar fab in nearby Taylor
   

• NXP Semiconductors – a global leader with a two-million-square-foot Austin campus
   

• AMD, Arm, Intel, Infineon, Applied Materials, Cirrus Logic, and others maintaining significant design, R&D, or equipment operations locally

The Academic and Research Engine

At the heart of it all is the Texas Institute for Electronics (TIE) at UT Austin, recently awarded $840 million from DARPA to lead one of the Microelectronics Commons hubs focused on 3D heterogeneous integration for national defense applications — alongside $698 million from the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund.

This ecosystem of corporate power, research excellence, and policy alignment makes Austin the ideal launchpad for Microelectronics US 2026 — an event built to turn the promise of the CHIPS Act into enduring American technological leadership.

If you want proof of the formula’s impact, look no further than Microelectronics UK 2025, which brought together over 3,000 attendees, 100+ exhibitors, and 100+ speakers across Semiconductors, Photonics, and Embedded Systems.

🎥 Watch the highlights video below to see the energy, scale, and collaboration that defined the London edition — now expanding across the Atlantic.

By the time the final conversations wrapped up, one thing was certain: the global microelectronics community is ready for something bigger.

Join the Movement

📍 Microelectronics US 2026
🗓 22–23 April 2026 | Palmer Events Center, Austin, TX

Exhibit. Partner. Collaborate. Lead.
This is where the future of American microelectronics will be defined.

👉 Register your interest to exhibit