UPW Landscape Under Transformation
Ultrapure Water for AI-Era Semiconductor Manufacturing
The Mission
Ultrapure water systems are entering a new phase of risk and complexity as semiconductor manufacturing shifts toward AI-driven architectures and giga-facilities.
Advanced nodes, new materials, and tighter defect tolerances are increasing yield sensitivity to previously negligible contaminants — while fabs face mounting pressure to recycle water and operate independently from municipal supply.
- Advanced nodes and new chip architectures amplify sensitivity to particles, ions, and molecular precursors
- UPW recycling introduces new, poorly characterised yield risks
- Robots and AI are transforming UPW system operation
UPW performance is no longer a background infrastructure concern — it’s a direct yield lever for next-generation fabs.
An excellent opportunity to grow my knowledge of UPW systems. The breakout sessions provided actionable insights that I can apply to our current projects."
Leslie Arnold
Principal Eng Facilities Engineering
GlobalFoundries
If your business is UPW, UltraFacility is the conference to join.
Gerd Heser
Director, Markets and Applications (UPW)
Pall Corporation
It was a great opportunity to have an effective discussion with professionals specialized in UPW.
Hiroshi Kimoto
Leader
Nomura Micro Science
I was interested in PFAS regulations and new tech for abatement and destruction. With valuable talks and seminar about PFAS... I'm very satisfied with the content.
Harry Ko
Principal Engineer
Micron
What You’ll See
UPW content spans system design, metrology, materials, recycling, and yield impact — grounded in real fab experience rather than theory.
Examples of presentations and roundtables from 2025 include:
AI-Powered Predictive Maintenance for Lithography Ultrapure Water Systems: Time-Series Forecasting and Agentic Automation
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Presenting a new PFAS free HUPW Piping System
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Integrating reclaim into UPW systems
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Who Attends
UltraFacility conference attendance is notable for two things: engineers and experts join from across all major facility disciplines, and semiconductor manufacturers represent a substantial portion of delegates – 10% of the total.
Join 850+ partners, clients, and competitors in Phoenix this September.
Past attendees: UPW
Past semiconductor manufacturing company attendance includes:
Confirmed Speakers
Experts in high purity chemicals are contributing across data-driven technical presentations, roundtables, workshops, and poster sessions.
Alan Knapp
Senior Director, Microelectronics Market
Xylem
Alan Knapp
Senior Director, Microelectronics Market
Xylem
Alan Knapp
Senior Director, Microelectronics Market
Xylem
Alan Knapp
Senior Director, Microelectronics Market
Xylem
Alan Knapp
Senior Director, Microelectronics Market
Xylem
Alan Knapp
Senior Director, Microelectronics Market
Xylem
Why UltraFacility
UltraFacility is the premier global forum for ultrapure water — the only conference where UPW is addressed alongside every other critical facility system, from power and HVAC to chemicals and wastewater, in the context of yield and operational reliability.
- End user partners at Intel, GlobalFoundries, Samsung Austin Semiconductor, and Micron shape the agenda — real facility challenges, not vendor pitches
- 50+ non-commercial, data-driven presentations selected from 100+ abstracts by an independent co-moderating team
- 80+ semiconductor manufacturers on the delegate list — 10% of total attendance
- The only forum connecting power systems vendors directly with the engineers specifying next-generation fab infrastructure
Get Involved
UltraFacility 2026 will expand UPW content across the entire conference, including curated discussions on 16 September and core technical sessions on 17 and 18 September. If you have solutions in this area, the semiconductor manufacturing companies we work with want to hear them.
Opportunities include:
- Submit a technical abstract
Abstracts make up the technical presentations that are the core of the UltraFacility conference agenda. Present your solutions to 850+ experts this September – Submit an abstract today. - Join as a speaker in the UPW-focused workshop
One of many interactive workshop across the 16th September pre-conference agenda, speaker positions offer the chance to share findings and expertise across focused, UPW-specific panels and roundtables – Get in touch about speaking positions here.
- Become a mission partner
Position your brand as an industry leader with a range of highly select opportunities to showcase expertise and engage with a targeted audience of facility professionals – Get in touch with our team today.
Speaking opportunities are curated in collaboration with our independent Technical Advisory Committee to ensure relevance, balance, and technical depth.
UltraFacility 2026 | 16-18 September | Phoenix, Arizona
