Strategic Materials Conference 2026 to Spotlight Materials Innovations Fueling the AI Era

Industry Leaders Will Highlight Market Trends, Geopolitical Shifts and Technology Drivers Shaping the Future of Semiconductor Manufacturing

MILPITAS, Calif. – June 22, 2026 – The Strategic Materials Conference (SMC) 2026 will convene materials and semiconductor leaders from July 13-15, 2026 at Hayes Mansion in San Jose, Calif. for three days of executive insights, technical discussions and networking. Under the theme, Materials Innovation in the AI Era: Powering Semiconductors to One Trillion Dollars and Beyond, industry experts will present exciting developments in this new frontier. Registration is open.

SMC is the industry’s premier event focused on the materials innovations enabling semiconductor growth. The 2026 program will explore how materials advances are supporting scalable AI systems, advanced packaging, quantum computing, and emerging devices, and the industrialization of next-generation manufacturing technologies amid evolving market, geopolitical and supply chain dynamics.

SMC will open with a welcome reception on July 13 followed by two full days of keynote presentations and six sessions covering the following topics:

• Market, Geopolitical & Economic Trends, Forecast & Outlook
• Materials for Scalable AI Systems
• Advanced Packaging & Materials Integration
• From Lab to Fab: Accelerating the Industrialization of Next Generation Materials Deployment and Manufacturing
• Quantum and the Future of Emerging Devices
• Executive Panel: Strengthening the Supply Chain for Industry Growth

Featured keynote speakers include: 

• Hideaki Okamoto, Mitsubishi Chemical
• Prahalad Parthangal, Lam Research
• Beth Adkison, Intel Corporation
• Chuck Mattera, Avalanche Thinking

Joe Stockunas, President of SEMI Americas, and Sanjiv Bhatt of Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials will welcome attendees. Additional presentations will feature industry leaders from Applied Materials, Boston Materials, EMD Electronics, Entegris, General Graphene, Georgia Institute of Technology, GlobalFoundries, Needham & Company, NVIDIA, Qnity Electronics, Rapidus Corporation, Resonac, and SkyWater Technology.

The program will also feature an executive panel examining how the industry can address supply chain constraints to support long-term resilience and growth. View the full SMC 2026 agenda and register.

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