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September 16, 2025 - September 18, 2025

MEMS & Sensors NextGen 360x317x NEW

MEMS & Sensors NextGen—MSNG 2025 is the leading NextGen sensor technology technical conference for NextGen professionals related to designing, building, and using sensors. 

Time

2:30 pm - 6:30 pm PDT

Add to Calendar 2025-09-16 14:30:00 2025-09-18 18:30:00 MEMS & Sensors NextGen MEMS & Sensors NextGen—MSNG 2025 is the leading NextGen sensor technology technical conference for NextGen professionals related to designing, building, and using sensors.  SEMI HQ 673 South Milpitas Boulevard​ Seminars 1 & 2​ Milpitas, CA 95035 United States SEMI.org [email protected] America/Los_Angeles public
Location

SEMI HQ
673 South Milpitas Boulevard​
Seminars 1 & 2​
Milpitas, CA 95035
United States

MEMS & Sensors NextGen 360x317x NEW

Speakers represent the MEMS and sensors supply chain and adjacent industries. The conference will explore cutting-edge topics including photonics, digital twins and AI, machine learning, environmental sensors, quantum sensors, entrepreneurialism, innovation and collaboration. The programming is curated to appeal to the “NextGen” MEMS and sensors professionals through programming features of the conference that include networking, problem-solving, and skill development.

 

TOPICS

Gain insights as we dive into the following topics:

  • Environmental Sensors
  • Innovation
  • Photonics MEMS and Sensing Technology
  • Quantum Sensors
  • Digital Twins and AI for MEMS Design
  • AI & Machine Learning in MEMS and Sensor Device Operation

 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This conference is open to all MEMS & sensors professionals interested in NextGen technology.

  • Technologists​
  • Engineers ​
  • Startups | Founders
  • Academia | Students | Professors ​
  • Market Analysts | Market Researchers
  • Investors: VCs | Angel Investors | MEMS and Sensors Technology Investors

 

EVENT CONTACT

Michelle Fabiano
Sr Manager, Programs & Committees
[email protected]
 

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Tim Janes 
Account Manager, Events 
[email protected]

 

MSNG 2025 PLANNING ALLIANCE

Thank you to these industry leaders for their time, expertise, and support of the MSNG conference.
 

Agenda

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2025

1:30 pm - 2:20 pm

Registration

2:20 pm
Paul Carey
Paul Carey
Director, MSIG
SEMI Americas

Welcome Remarks

2:30 pm - 5:30 pm

MEMS Design Workshop: Unlock the Future of MEMS Design with Cloud-Native Multiphysics Simulation

Gerry Harvey Headshot
Gerry Harvey
Quanscient

Instructor

Abhishek Deshmukh, Quanscient
Abhishek Deshmukh
Quanscient

Instructor

Alex Stockrahm
Quanscient

Instructor

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2025

7:30 am - 8:30 am

Registration & Breakfast

8:30 am - 8:40 am
Paul Carey
Paul Carey
Director, MSIG
SEMI Americas

Welcome Remarks

8:40 am - 9:10 am
David Horsley, Institute of NanoSystems Innovation, Northeastern University
David Horsley
Professor, Startup Founder, Advisor & Angel Investor
Institute for NanoSystems Innovation, Northeastern University

Keynote—Crossing the Chasm: from Academic Lab to Consumer Pockets

Session 1— Environmental Sensors & Monitoring

Session Sponsor—TDK USA

TDK Logo 170x65
9:10 am
Pierre-Damien Berger, CEA Leti
Pierre-Damien Berger
MEMS Industrial Partnerships Manager
CEA Leti

Session Chair Welcome

9:15 am
Nishit Goel, TDK USA
Nishit Goel, PhD
Senior Staff Engineer
TDK USA

Fragrance Sensing for a Fragmented Market

9:40 am
Shiyao Shan_GE
Shiyao (Shawn) Shan, PhD
Lead Engineer
GE Vernova Advanced Research Center

System Approach in Boosting Sensitivity, Selectivity, and Stability of Modern Environmental and Industrial Gas sensors to Deliver Broad Societal Impact

10:05 am - 10:35 am

Networking Break

Session 2—Universities & Industry Enabling Innovation: Panel Discussion

Presented by the Consulate General of Canada in San Francisco

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10:35 am
John Busch, Berkeley Skydeck
John Busch
Co-Chair
Berkeley Skydeck

Moderator

10:40 am - 10:45 am
Rahul Devaskar, Canadian Consulate of San Francisco
Rahul Devaskar
Senior Investment Officer
Canadian Consulate of San Francisco, and Silicon Valley

Consulate General of Canada Sponsor Message

Philippe Lanctôt Headshot
Philippe Lanctôt
Director of Business Development
C2MI
Michelle Kiang, MTM Ventures
Michelle Meng-Hsiung Kiang
Founder
MTM Ventures
Bharath Rajagopalan, STMicroelectronics
Bharath Rajagopalan
Director, Strategic Market Development
STMicroelectronics
Valentin Antoine, TDK
Valentin Antoine
Investment Analyst
TDK Ventures
11:45 am - 1:00 pm

Networking Lunch

Session 3—Photonics MEMS and Sensing Technology

1:00 pm
Anson Yeganegi, TDK USA
Anson Yeganegi
Director of Business Development
TDK USA

Session Chair Welcome

1:05 pm
Kevin Yasumura, Google
Kevin Yasumura
Principal Engineer | Director of MEMS and Optical Switching Development
Google

MEMS Optical Circuit Switching for AI Applications

1:30 pm
Lia Li,  Zero Point Motion
Ying Lia Li
CEO
Zero Point Motion

MEMS Reimagined: Photonic Readout and On-Chip Compute for Inertial Sensing

1:55 pm
Pierre-Damien Berger, CEA Leti
Pierre-Damien Berger
MEMS Industrial Partnerships Manager
CEA Leti

Enabling High Efficiency Sensing with Optomechanical Devices

2:20 pm
Pierre Delbos_Yole Group
Pierre Delbos
Business Development Manager
EV Group

From Concept to Market: Manufacturing Platforms for Next-Gen Photonic MEMS

2:45 pm - 3:15 pm

Networking Break

Sponsor—Bosch

Robert Bosch Logo 170x65

Session 4—Pioneer Pitch: Sensors & Startups

3:15 pm
Marcellino Gemelli, Robert Bosch LLC
Marcellino Gemelli
Business Development, Bosch Sensortec GmbH
Robert Bosch

Session Chair Welcome

3:20 pm

Pioneer Pitch: Sensors & Startups

Jaehyung James Lee
Jaehyung James Lee
Co-founder and CEO
Stratio Technology

Unlocking the Power of SWIR: Ge-based SWIR Sensors and Infrared-AI for Breakthrough Industrial Applications

Jérôme Michon_InSpek
Jérôme Michon
Co-founder and CEO
InSpek

InSpek: OneProbe, Multiple Sensors

Ramesh Chandrasekhar, Aynak
Ramesh Chandrasekhar
CEO and Founder
Aynak

Sensory Eyewear: Designed to Hear, Crafted to be Seen

William Xander, Truthkeep
William Xander
CEO and Founder
Truthkeep

The Missing Piece of Your Strategic Advantage

Saewook Lee, Applied Ventures
Saewook Lee
Senior Director
Applied Ventures

Venture Capitalist

David Lam Headshot
David Lam
Senior Advisor
BRV Capital Management
Michelle Kiang, MTM Ventures
Michelle Meng-Hsiung Kiang
Founder
MTM Ventures

Paul Pickering, Silicon Catalyst
Paul Pickering
Managing Partner
Silicon Catalyst
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Networking Reception with Group Introductions & Student Poster Session

Sponsor—SILEX

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2025

7:30 am - 8:30 am

Registration & Breakfast

8:30 am
Paul Carey
Paul Carey
Director, MSIG
SEMI Americas

Welcome Remarks

8:35 am
Marcellino Gemelli, Robert Bosch LLC
Marcellino Gemelli
Business Development, Bosch Sensortec GmbH
Robert Bosch LLC

Keynote—A Novel Customer Discovery Approach for Sensor Submodules in Distribution Channels

Session 5—Quantum Sensors

9:05 am
Pierre Delbos_Yole Group
Pierre Delbos
Business Development Manager
EV Group

Session Chair Welcome

9:10 am
Amirhossein Ghods, Mesa Quantum
Amirhossein Ghods
Vice President of Photonics
Mesa Quantum

Advanced VCSELs for Scalable Quantum Sensing Applications

9:35 am
Christopher Chua
Christopher Chua
Associate Director & Principal Research Scientist
SRI

Narrow Linewidth PIC-based Blue-UV Semiconductor Lasers for Optical Atomic Clocks

10:00 am
Paul Morton, Headshot
Paul Morton
CTO Photonics
Infleqtion

Photonic Integration for Miniaturization of a 2-photon Rb Optical Atomic Clock

10:25 am - 10:55 am

Networking Break

Session 6—Digital Twins and AI for MEMS Design

10:55 am
Benyamin Davaji, Northeastern University
Benyamin Davaji, PhD
Assistant Professor
Northeastern University

Session Chair Welcome

11:00 am
Prith Banerjee
Prith Banerjee
Senior Vice President, Simulation and Analysis Incubation
Synopsys

Challenges & Opportunities of Digital Twins in Asset-Intensive Industries

11:25 am
Andy Cai, COMSOL
Andy Cai
Applications Manager
COMSOL, Inc.

Digital Twins and Simulation Apps

11:50 am
Michael Munsey Headshot
Michael Munsey
Vice President Semiconductor and Electronics Industries
Siemens Digital Industries Software

Creating the Digital Twin for Semiconductor Design to Manufacturing

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Networking Lunch

Sponsor—Teledyne MEMS

Teledyne MEMS Logo 170x65

Session 7—AI & Machine Learning in MEMS & Sensor Device Operation

1:30 pm
Mary Ann Maher, SoftMEMS
Mary Ann Maher
CEO
SoftMEMS

Session Chair Welcome

1:35 pm
Juan Mejia Santamaria, TDK
Juan Mejia Santamaria
Principal Engineer and Team Lead
TDK USA Corporation

Going Beyond Sensors Everywhere

2:00 pm
Jonathan Russo, Femtosense Headshot
Jonathan Russo
Program Manager
Femtosense

AI Speech Enhancement and the Future of Hearables

2:25 pm
Nathan Francis, Headshot
Nathan Francis
Head of Business Development
AI Zip

From Data to Decisions: Smart MEMS with Local AI Processing

2:50 pm
Paul Carey
Paul Carey
Director, MSIG
SEMI Americas

Closing Remarks & Introduction to the Tour

3:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Computer History Museum Tour

The Computer History Museum (CHM) is a computer museum in Mountain View, California. The museum presents stories and artifacts of Silicon Valley and the Information Age, and explores the computing revolution and its impact on society. Transportation will be provided.

Regular Pricing

Members: $475

Non-Members: $590

Students: $99

  • Breakfast, Breaks, Lunches
  • Networking Reception
  • Design Skills-Building Workshop (Pre-Event)
  • Intel Museum Tour and Transportation
  • Lunch & Learn Packet (Post-Conference Distribution)
  • Proceedings (Post-Conference Distribution)

Note: Travel-related expenses are not included.

Cancellations received on or before August 16, 2025 are fully refunded with a $100 processing fee.  Refunds will not be issued for cancellations (including no-shows) made after August 16, 2025, and only substitutions are accepted with a written note from the registered attendee.  Please email your cancellations or substitutions on company letterhead to:

Michelle Fabiano
Sr. Manager, Programs & Committees
[email protected]

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Travel

Local Hotels Near SEMI HQ:

Embassy Suites by Hilton Milpitas Silicon Valley
901 East Calaveras Boulevard
Milpitas, CA 95035
+1 (408) 942-0400

Courtyard by Marriott Milpitas Silicon Valley
1480 Falcon Dr.
Milpitas, CA 95035
+1 (408) 719-1966

Sponsors

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Consulate General of Canada Logo 170x65
Lam Research
Silex Microsystems Logo 170x65
TDK Logo 170x65
Teledyne MEMS Logo 170x65

 

BECOME A SPONSOR FOR MSNG 2025!

Sponsorship opportunities can be tailored to meet your specific branding and marketing objectives.

View our Sponsorship Brochure

Contact Tim Janes | [email protected] | +1 720-939-4992

 

 

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