Microelectronics UK 2026 Delivers 175 Plus Exhibitors and Over 120 Speakers Offering Solutions Including Semiconductors, Photonics, and Embedded Environments
August 27, 2026
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The UK's leading conference and exhibition for semiconductors, photonics, and embedded systems ecosystem, Microelectronics UK 2026, will take place at Excel London during September 29-30, 2026. The exhibition is held in connection with the Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology (DSIT) and the Department for Business and Trade (DBT).
“The challenges facing UK microelectronics today - from supply chain resilience to advanced packaging to embedded intelligence - don't sit within one discipline anymore. Semiconductors, photonics and embedded systems are increasingly interdependent, and innovation happens where they meet. Microelectronics UK is one of the few places where people working across all three get in a room together, and that kind of in-person collaboration turns strategy into real industrial capability,” commented Michael Adeniya, Group Event Director at IQPC Exhibitions.
According to the press release, Semiconductors UK examines next-generation chip architectures, advanced manufacturing, and supply chain resilience. Photonics UK explores optical computing, quantum technologies and connectivity. Embedded Systems UK addresses embedded cybersecurity, edge AI and the EU Cyber Resilience Act.
The event will be comprised of five dedicated stages (including the Startup Launchpad and the new Discovery Stage) and is expected to have more than 4,000 attendees, 175 plus exhibitors and over 120 speakers.
The Discovery Stage will offer live demos and workshops and hosts the Talent Foundry: a mentoring experience designed to connect early-career engineers with industry experts. The Startup Launchpad, in partnership with Silicon Catalyst, showcases emerging hardtech startups across the sector.
Advisory Board members include professionals from Rolls-Royce, BAE Systems, BT, Arm, Intel and more. Microelectronics UK 2026 is backed by Platinum sponsors Linaro, UK Semiconductor Centre, Edge Impulse and Wireless Logic.
Andrew Lord, Senior Manager, Optics & Quantum Research at BT, said “The UK's microelectronics supply chain is being built at speed, and this year's programme reflects that. With backing from DSIT and DBT, and an Advisory Board spanning some of the biggest names in UK engineering, Microelectronics UK 2026 is where the people driving that shift come together.”
Registration is free, with the full agenda now available to view online.
For more information and to register, visit here.
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