May 6, 2026
SEMI Breakfast Forum Organized by SEMI Arizona Chapter
In-Person | Arizona Time
Time
7:30 am - 12:30 pm PDT
Location
Edwards Vacuum
2411 E. Germann Rd.
Chandler, AZ 95286
United States
Host—
Playbook for Winning
Arizona’s semiconductor ecosystem is at an inflection point—poised to transform rapid growth into sustainable global leadership. This forum convenes industry executives, policymakers and innovators to define strategies for making Arizona the premier global semiconductor resource. The SEMI Arizona Breakfast Forum is where Arizona’s semiconductor current and future playbook is defined, designed to mobilize leadership towards actionable strategies helping evolve Arizona’s semiconductor industry into an international winning playbook.
Arizona’s Rapid Rise as America’s Semiconductor Headquarters has attracted major global companies, with more than 60 expansions and over $200 billion in new investments since 2020, including TSMC, Intel, and ASM, all of whom are expanding operations or building new fabs in AZ due to strong business climate, strategic location and infrastructure. Statewide commitment through the Arizona Semiconductor Task Force, and the National Semiconductor Economic Roadmap (NSER) are enhanced by targeted incentives to attract companies and federal-state-industry alignments reinforce Arizona as a national leader in the next era of US semiconductor sovereignty.
Join Us at Edwards Vacuum's Facility in Chandler to Learn More About—
- Building the Premier Semiconductor Hub
- Powering the Ecosystem—Infrastructure as the Foundation
- The right strategy is critical to success. Arizona’s must include water reliability, energy stability, long-term sustainability and cost-competitiveness. The game plan must include sustainable growth at the scale demanded by advanced nodes, packaging and AI-driven manufacturing.
- Leading Regional & Global Supply Chain Resilience
- Developing a World-Class Talent Team
- Executive Panel Discussion—Investing in the Future: Capturing Long Range Goals
Questions?
Karen Popp—Sr. Program Manager, Programs & Committees
[email protected]
Agenda
Check-In and Breakfast
Welcome Remarks—Arizona Chapter
Welcome Remarks—Edwards Vacuum
Building the Premier Semiconductor Hub—Turning Arizona's Momentum into a Consistent, Competitive Advantage
Arizona is evolving from rapid expansion to ecosystem integration, ensuring every piece of the value chain connects efficiently. All the fundamental components, from research institutions to logistics and infrastructure partners to materials suppliers, packaging facilities to fabs are fundamental elements to this integration.
Powering the Ecosystem—Infrastructure as the Foundation - Water Resources
Powering the Ecosystem—Infrastructure as the Foundation - Power Resources
Networking Break
Leading Regional & Global Supply Chain Resilience
Arizona is leading the way in becoming the most resilient, efficient semiconductor hub in North America. Through diversified sourcing, regional collaboration, logistics optimization, and flexible, shock-resistant supply models, Arizona will lead the way. Deployment of automated mitigation workflows, enabling alternate-site activation and faster recovery. Strong emphasis on transparent supplier collaboration, including exchange of validated data across tiers down to parts and materials.
Developing a World-Class Talent Team
Arizona’s strategic success depends upon its ability to produce, attract, and retain top-tier semiconductor talent. This plan includes investment in semiconductor training programs, securing next-gen engineering talent, research partnerships, on-the-job R&D exposure, and providing retraining and upscaling pathways.
Investment in semiconductor training programs, securing next-gen engineering talent, research partnerships, on-the-job R&D exposure, and providing retraining and upscaling pathways.
Workforce Development
Executive Panel Discussion: Investing in the Future—Capturing Long Range Goals
The winning strategy will continue to require accelerated investments in R&D, creating new labs and testing capabilities, advanced packaging pilot lines, next-gen university research facilities, and sustainable infrastructure. Arizona is positioned to attract investments and to remain a market leader in 2026, 2030, and beyond.
Steven G. Zylstra, President and CEO, Arizona Technology Council and SciTech Institute
Richard Simoncic, Chief Operating Officer, Microchip Technology
Q&A
Adjourn
Tour of Edwards Facility
TRAVEL
Sponsors
Become a Sponsor
Sponsorships can be tailored to meet your branding and marketing objectives. Become a sponsor and brand your company at the SEMI Arizona Breakfast Forum.
Contact Tim Janes, [email protected] to learn about available sponsorship opportunities.