Asociación Española de la Industria de Semiconductores

What Asociación Española de la Industria de Semiconductores does

Asociación Española de la Industria de Semiconductores (AESEMI) is the national trade association representing the Spanish semiconductor industry. Founded in 2021 by four founding companies and headquartered in Madrid, it operates as a non-profit association (asociación) with a small operational team of 1–10 staff under the leadership of President Carlos Pardo (elected 15 October 2025), Vice President Renato Turchetta, Director of Strategy Patricia Fermín de Moreno and Gerente Alfonso Gabarrón.

Its core service is industry representation: AESEMI acts as the recognised interlocutor between the Spanish semiconductor ecosystem and public authorities, with particular focus on channelling member access to the €12,250 million PERTE Chip national programme, the IPCEI framework (approximately €1,400 million expected) and the European Chips Act. The association also operates networking, training and visibility programmes, including the Sparklink Europe 2025 conference, the ChipNation congress, an Investors Day and ongoing technical webinars.

The business model is a recurring membership-subscription model: member dues from a diversified roster that includes large enterprises (Indra Group, Rohde & Schwarz España), growth-stage and startup semiconductor companies (Semidynamics, LeapWave, OrangPower), research institutes (ICN2, Eurecat, IFAE) and a growing cohort of universities (Sevilla, Granada, Zaragoza). Revenue is not publicly disclosed. The association participates in multiple Spanish and European industry alliances — Red PIDI, AENEAS, EEN Madrid, ALLPROS, Silicon Europe, INSIDE, Adigital and COSCE — which it uses to extend member access to the wider European semiconductor value chain.

Name

Asociación Española de la Industria de Semiconductores

Legal name

ASOCIACIÓN ESPAÑOLA DE LA INDUSTRIA DE SEMICONDUCTORES

Website

https://aesemi.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Asociación Española de la Industria de Semiconductores (AESEMI) is the Madrid-based national trade association, founded in 2021, representing Spain's semiconductor ecosystem — including enterprises, startups, research institutes and universities — through advocacy, networking, events and access to PERTE Chip and European Chips Act funding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Association membership dues: AESEMI generates revenue through membership fees charged to companies and institutions that join the association. Members receive services including networking, representation, access to public funding programs, and participation in working groups.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Asociación Española de la Industria de Semiconductores (AESEMI) is a Spanish nonprofit trade association representing the national semiconductor industry. It sells membership-based access to industry advocacy, networking events such as the ChipNation Congress and Sparklink Europe forum, and training programs for member companies across Spain's semiconductor value chain.

Product overview

AESEMI (Asociación Española de la Industria de Semiconductores) is an industry association representing companies in the Spanish semiconductor ecosystem. It is not a product company; its offering consists of member services including industry representation, networking, collaboration, institutional engagement, and a think-tank structure designed to strengthen the semiconductor investment and growth ecosystem in Spain. The association does not offer a software platform, SaaS product, or developer-facing product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AESEMI Membership Annual membership subscription that gives Spanish semiconductor companies access to industry representation, networking, training, and the association's flagship events.
• ChipNation Congress

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ICN2 (Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 September 2026ICN2, a research institute specializing in nanoscience and nanotechnology, joined AESEMI as a member in September 2026, reinforcing the association with scientific research capabilities in nanoelectronics.
• VaSiC (Valencia Silicon Cluster)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 June 2026VaSiC, a Valencia-based industrial and technological association that groups companies in the silicon and microelectronics sector, joined AESEMI as a collaborator in June 2026, strengthening the regional ecosystem within the national association.
• EurecatcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 May 2026Eurecat, a technology centre, joined AESEMI as a member in May 2026.
• SemidynamicscoreTechnology or Integration · 30 April 2026Semidynamics, a Barcelona-based European semiconductor company specializing in RISC-V processor architectures for AI and high-performance computing, joined AESEMI as a member in April 2026.
• Indra GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 April 2026Indra Group, one of Spain's leading technology companies with presence in over 140 countries and 60,000+ professionals, joined AESEMI on April 13, 2026, strengthening the association with expertise in radiofrequency, advanced microelectronics, and complex system architectures.
• Universidad de ZaragozacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 March 2026The University of Zaragoza, a reference institution in scientific and technological research with extensive experience in engineering and nanoscience, joined AESEMI in March 2026, reinforcing the national ecosystem of microelectronics and semiconductors.
• Universidad de SevillacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 January 2024The University of Seville joined AESEMI in January 2024, contributing academic and research capabilities to the Spanish semiconductor ecosystem.
• COSCE (Confederación de Sociedades Científicas de España)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 May 2023AESEMI and COSCE signed a collaboration agreement in May 2023 to promote scientific collaboration in the semiconductor sector.
• Universidad de GranadacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 March 2023The University of Granada joined AESEMI in March 2023 to participate in PERTE Chip, bringing research capabilities in microelectronics.
• Red PIDI (Red de Proyectos de I+D+I)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAESEMI is a member of Red PIDI, a network of I+D+I projects that helps members resolve questions about public aid and funding programs. This partnership enables AESEMI to provide advisory services on public funding to its members.
• AENEAScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAESEMI is a member of AENEAS, a European association that supports R&D projects in micro and nanoelectronics, covering electronic components and systems. AENEAS works with the EU's ECSEL Joint Undertaking and is part of the European semiconductor ecosystem.
• Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) MadridminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAESEMI is a member of the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) Madrid, which provides business cooperation services, technology transfer, and internationalization support to SMEs.
• ALLPROScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAESEMI is a member of ALLPROS, a European consortium focused on increasing European strategic autonomy in semiconductor technologies. AESEMI's President Carlos Pardo represents the association within ALLPROS, leading the supply chain group.
• Silicon EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAESEMI is a member of Silicon Europe, a European alliance of semiconductor industry associations that coordinates and promotes the European semiconductor ecosystem across national and regional boundaries.
• INSIDE (European Industry Association for Semiconductor Equipment)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAESEMI is a member of INSIDE, the European industry association for semiconductor equipment, participating in joint initiatives to strengthen the European semiconductor value chain.
• AdigitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAESEMI partnered with Adigital and VaSiC in October 2025 to promote the Spanish semiconductor industry.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• AENEAS: European industry association for R&D in micro- and nanoelectronics, of which AESEMI is a member. Both are membership-based associations representing semiconductor R&D interests at the European level, with AENEAS coordinating ECSEL/JU projects and AESEMI doing the same at the Spanish national level.
• Silicon Europe: European alliance of national semiconductor industry associations. AESEMI is a member, and the two bodies share the same member-driven, public-policy-focused model for representing semiconductor ecosystems.
• INSIDE (European Industry Association for Semiconductor Equipment): European industry association for semiconductor equipment and related supply chain. AESEMI is a member, and INSIDE plays an analogous national/European convening role for equipment vendors as AESEMI does for the broader Spanish semiconductor ecosystem.
• ALLPROS: European consortium focused on strategic autonomy in semiconductor technologies where AESEMI is a member and supplies chain group lead. Functions as a peer association convening semiconductor interests across Europe.

Broad incumbents

• SEMI (Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International): Global semiconductor manufacturing supply chain association. Operates much like AESEMI but at a worldwide scale across equipment, materials, and adjacent verticals, serving as the dominant incumbent industry-association model.
• Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA): Global alliance representing the semiconductor supply chain. Comparable model to AESEMI as a member-driven, advocacy-oriented organization; broader in scope and geographic reach.
• Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA): U.S. national semiconductor industry trade association with public-policy, advocacy, and supply-chain benchmarking functions. The most established national semiconductor industry association model that AESEMI parallels for Spain.
• KSIA (Korea Semiconductor Industry Association): Korean national semiconductor industry association. Same national-level trade association function as AESEMI, but operating in a far larger and more mature ecosystem.

Regional players

• Silicon Saxony: German semiconductor cluster and industry network. Operates a comparable trade-association/cluster hybrid model for the German semiconductor ecosystem, with stronger industrial depth but a similar member-driven, policy-engagement GTM.
• Minalogic: French digital technology and microelectronics cluster. Comparable member-driven cluster/association model anchored in a regional/national semiconductor ecosystem (France), serving as a structural analog for AESEMI's Spanish positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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