The city of Valencia will once again be a key point for the semiconductor industry in Europe with the celebration, on June 4 and 5, of the III edition of the València Silicon Forum. This event, promoted by the Valencia City Council through its Valencia Innovation Capital strategy and the València Silicon Cluster (VaSiC), will take place at CaixaForum, located in the City of Arts and Sciences. It will bring together over 400 representatives from companies, institutions, universities, and international organizations in the technological and microelectronic sector.
The event arrives at a crucial time for Europe, just days before the European Commission officially presents the draft of the future European Chips Act 2.0. Valencia will be the stage where industry leaders will analyze this new legislation, which will define the legal and financial framework for the sector until 2034. The city has taken a leading role in the European microelectronics ecosystem, heading the technical work of the Industry Advisory Group from September 2025 to March 2026, an expert committee created by the European Commission's Executive Vice-President, Henna Virkkunen.
The Councilor for Innovation, Technology, and Investment Attraction, Paula Llobet, highlighted Valencia's positioning as an international technological hub, stating that the city "is experiencing one of the moments of greatest visibility in the European sphere of innovation and attraction of technological investments." She also emphasized the sector's expansion, which is expected to double its talent needs before 2030, and valued the collaboration between the City Council, VaSiC, administrations, universities, and the private sector.
For her part, Mayte Bacete, president of VaSiC, emphasized the consolidation of the València Silicon Forum as one of the major European events specializing in talent for semiconductors. The 2026 edition will place a special focus on training and attracting talent, one of the main challenges for the global technology industry. The forum will include debate panels, business meetings, and networking spaces to strengthen the connection between industry, universities, and professionals.
Within the framework of the event, the winners of the III VLC ChipCity Award were announced. It will be presented ex aequo to the Universitat de València (UV) and the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) for their contribution to the development of the Valencian microelectronics ecosystem and technological training. In previous editions, the award recognized María Marced (former TSMC Europe President) and Ray Stata (founder of Analog Devices).
The forum is sponsored by the Universitat de València, the Universitat Politècnica de València, the Spanish Society for Technological Transformation (SETT) of the Spanish Government, the Generalitat Valenciana, the Spanish Semiconductor Competence Centre MicroNanoSpain, and Analog Devices, among other entities. The event reaffirms Valencia's position as a key player in the European technological sovereignty strategy and as a Mediterranean benchmark in advanced technology and microchip talent.
