Shenzhen Bay Chip Expo

The 2nd Bay Area Semiconductor Industry Ecosystem Expo (BayCore Expo) 2025 was successfully held from October 15 to 17, 2025, at the Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center (Futian). With the theme “Chips Power the Future, Intelligence Creates the Ecosystem,” this year’s event was organized by the Shenzhen Semiconductor and Integrated Circuit Industry Alliance and has become an annual highlight for the semiconductor industry in the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area.

In terms of scale, the exhibition covered over 60,000 square meters, bringing together more than 600 exhibiting companies from over 20 countries and regions worldwide. The total number of professional visitors reached 112,300, with over 48,300 attendees on the first day. Exhibiting companies unveiled approximately 2,500 new products, while the number of international exhibitors increased by more than 50% compared to the previous edition. All of the world’s top 30 semiconductor and integrated circuit companies were present.

This year’s expo featured numerous highlights, including a series of groundbreaking achievements that have broken foreign monopolies. Shenzhen XinKailai Industrial Machinery Co., Ltd. showcased 16 products across two major categories—process equipment and metrology instruments—making it the most-visited booth at the show. Its subsidiary Wanliyan Technology unveiled the world’s first ultra-high-speed intelligent oscilloscope and China’s first 90 GHz ultra-high-speed real-time oscilloscope, both delivering performance improvements of up to 500% over existing domestic benchmarks, marking a significant breakthrough in China’s high-end electronic measurement instrumentation sector. Qiyunfang Technology introduced fully domestically-developed EDA design software covering schematic and PCB design, filling a critical gap in China’s high-end electronic design industrial software ecosystem.

A rich array of concurrent events created a premier platform for industry dialogue. During the expo, more than 30 specialized forums were held, including the 2025 Chip Conference and the 9th International Symposium on Advanced Lithography Technologies. Academicians such as Mao Junfa, Gu Min, and Yu Dapeng, along with thousands of industry leaders, engaged in in-depth discussions on core technology R&D and ecosystem collaboration. At the opening ceremony, the Shenzhen Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Innovation Service Platform and the first phase of the Shenzhen Semiconductor and Integrated Circuit Fund (Semi Industry Fund), with an initial scale of RMB 5 billion, were officially launched.

A strong contingent of professional buyers ensured effective market-oriented matchmaking. The expo facilitated precise connections between major industrial project clusters in the Greater Bay Area and approximately 5,000 leading corporate buyers—including SMIC, Samsung, BYD, Foxconn, and DJI—and exhibiting companies. Concurrently, the 2025 “BayCore Awards” were announced, with over 378,280 professional votes and expert panel evaluations resulting in more than 100 enterprises receiving prestigious honors such as the Outstanding Enterprise Award and the Technological Innovation Award.

The expo yielded remarkable results and received enthusiastic industry acclaim. Exhibiting companies widely reported that this year’s event attracted high-quality professional audiences with clear purchasing intentions, and that its internationalization level had achieved a significant leap forward. Li Xiaopeng, SEMILAB’s South China Regional Manager, noted that Shenzhen’s innovative DNA continues to draw companies eager to deepen their presence here. Liu Sang, CEO of Wanliyan, emphasized that participation helps enhance supply chain resilience and competitiveness from an ecosystem perspective.

Attendees agreed that BayCore Expo is not only an excellent platform for brand exposure and business matchmaking but also a crucial hub for gaining insights into industry trends and exploring pathways toward independent innovation in semiconductors. To date, over 600 companies have secured exhibition spaces for BayCore Expo 2026, with 95% of the three main pavilions already booked. International giants such as Applied Materials, KLA, Tokyo Electron, as well as domestic leaders like Northern Huacheng, Tuojing, and Shengmei Semiconductor, have all renewed their participation as scheduled.