📌About the Event

AI Driving the Semiconductor Supercycle – Rising AI Demand and the Semiconductor Innovation Loop is a free online webinar by SEMI / SEMI Americas. The session focuses on how AI is accelerating semiconductor market growth and reshaping the future of the electronics industry. It will cover the shift from generative AI-led demand to agentic AI and physical AI, and how semiconductor innovation is enabling new AI applications.

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ℹ️ Event Details

• Theme: Rising AI Demand and the Semiconductor Innovation Loop
• Mode of conduct: Online webinar
• Date: July 9, 2026
• India time: 10:30 PM – 11:45 PM IST, July 9, 2026
• Hosted by: SEMI / SEMI Americas
• Main topic: How AI is driving semiconductor demand and how semiconductors are supporting the growth of AI capabilities
• Featured speaker: Handel Jones, PhD, CEO, International Business Strategies
• Key focus areas: AI-led chip market growth, agentic AI, physical AI, semiconductor innovation, electronics industry trends, and possible market risks.

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📅 Important Dates

• Registration: Open now
• Event date: July 9, 2026
• Webinar time: 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM PDT
• IST time: 10:30 PM – 11:45 PM IST

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🎯 Eligibility & Rules

• Eligibility: Open to students, researchers, professionals, and anyone interested in AI, semiconductors, electronics, chip design, semiconductor manufacturing, and emerging technology.
• Participation rule: Attendees must register online to join the webinar.
• Mode: Online only.
• Agenda flow:
  • Welcome remarks by Joe Stockunas, President, SEMI Americas
  • Main session by Handel Jones, PhD, CEO, International Business Strategies
  • Q&A session
  • SEMI Smart Data-AI Initiative update and closing remarks by Pushkar Apte, PhD, and Joe Stockunas.

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🏆 Benefits for the Participants

• Main incentive: Free access to expert insights on AI-driven semiconductor market growth
• Learning benefits:
  • Understand how AI is creating demand for advanced chips
  • Learn how agentic AI and physical AI may influence the semiconductor industry
  • Get exposure to global semiconductor market trends
  • Useful for students exploring careers in AI hardware, electronics, chip design, VLSI, semiconductor business, and emerging technology.