Smart Manufacturing Forum

2026 Smart Manufacturing Forum, themed “Defining the Next Generation of Autonomous Manufacturing,” will explore how AI, digital transformation, and intelligent automation are reshaping the future of semiconductor manufacturing. As semiconductor fabs become increasingly complex and data-intensive, the industry is evolving from traditional automation and connected digital manufacturing toward more adaptive, autonomous, and intelligent manufacturing environments powered by AI, Digital Twin, and human-machine collaboration.
Expanding from isolated data systems to plant-wide operational intelligence is a monumental engineering challenge. The factory of the future must continuously evolve with the capability to analyze, predict, and proactively optimize production operations, driving the transition from a “Smart Factory” to a “Thinking Factory.” The deep integration of AI is accelerating this transformation while also requiring robust governance frameworks across supply chain resilience, logistics automation, dashboard visualization, factory digitization, control automation, and intelligent decision-making.
The forum will focus on key manufacturing challenges and enabling capabilities, including manufacturing pain points, yield and throughput optimization, process stability, equipment integration, predictive operations, and the practical value of smart manufacturing adoption as the industry advances toward more autonomous and data-driven manufacturing systems.
The forum will cover three major areas. The first is AI-Driven Manufacturing, including Agentic AI, Generative AI, autonomous process optimization, predictive maintenance, and self-healing systems. The second is Digital Transformation & Governance, focusing on Digital Twin, AI-driven yield optimization, data governance, traceability, and manufacturing analytics. The third is Smart Automation & Robotics, featuring AMR, collaborative robots, cleanroom robotics, remote operations, and lights-out fabs.
Through industry presentations and executive discussions, the forum will bring together semiconductor manufacturers, equipment suppliers, and technology leaders to explore the future roadmap toward autonomous semiconductor manufacturing and next-generation factory intelligence.