One-liner: VaSiC — the industrial association of the Comunitat Valenciana's microelectronics and integrated photonics companies, working to make Valencia a European reference in semiconductor technology sovereignty by connecting companies, universities and research centres; runs the annual Valencia Silicon Forum.
What a founder gets
- Sector networking & matchmaking — access to the region's core microelectronics/photonics firms, the region's Chip Chairs (UV/UPV) and tech centres, through cluster membership and events.
- Market access / visibility — the Valencia Silicon Forum (3rd edition 4–5 June 2026) is the flagship annual event: business networking, media exposure, and a platform to be seen by investors and industry.
- Project & investment attraction — VaSiC's stated role includes helping attract new business, technology and investment projects into the regional chip ecosystem, useful for startups seeking partners or follow-on capital.
- Concrete university/talent pipeline — VaSiC co-runs two named Cátedras Chips (university chairs) launched under a 2023 PERTE Chip call, worth >€10M combined: the Cátedra UV-VaSiC de Materiales Avanzados (with Universidad de Valencia) and the Cátedra UPV-VaSiC de Diseño Microelectrónico (with UPV, alongside industry partners MaxLinear, Analog Devices, Bosch, ams OSRAM, Das Photonics, Gobernanza Industrial) — a startup can approach either chair for applied-research collaboration, not just generic networking.
- Campus Internacional de Semiconductores — a training/applied-research/tech-transfer initiative signed September 2023 with UPV, UV, the Generalitat, and the CV employers' confederation (CEV), aimed at positioning Valencia as a national/international chip-talent hub.
- Technological-sovereignty positioning — being part of a cluster tied to national semiconductor strategy (PERTE Chip) can help startups access related public co-investment and visibility — but see the PERTE Chip budget-cut tension noted below.
- Not a funding body itself — pair with PERTE Chip (national chip funding, nominally up to €12.25bn but see budget-cut note) and UPVfab NTC Cleanroom (fabrication access) for the funding/lab legs of the stack.
Who it's for
- Semiconductor, microelectronics and integrated-photonics companies and startups based in or expanding into the Comunitat Valenciana — early to growth stage; also relevant to automotive, healthcare, energy and telecom-chip applications per the cluster's cross-sector remit.
- Best suited to founders needing industry connections and market credibility in the chip sector rather than direct grants.
How to engage
- Membership/contact: info@valenciasiliconcluster.es (general enquiries + membership routed through the contact form at valenciasiliconcluster.es/contacto).
- Valencia Silicon Forum: the primary networking entry point — see valenciasiliconforum.com for the next edition's dates/registration (3rd edition ran 4–5 June 2026).
- Cost: membership is paid (industrial-association dues) — confirm current fee structure directly with VaSiC. #status/verify
Key facts
- Structure: an asociación industrial y tecnológica (industrial/technology association) — not a public agency; hybrid ownership (member companies + institutional backing).
- Junta Directiva confirmed (2026-07-05 pass): Mayte Bacete — Presidenta (also Senior Site Director,
MaxLinear Hispania) — role/name match confirmed against
known_contacts, no change. Also: Carlos G. Triviño (Secretario), Rafael del Castillo (Tesorero), and Vocales Rafael Serrano, Javier Calpe, Javier Martí, Jose Capmany, Iñigo Artundo, Miguel Chanca — individual company affiliations not disclosed on-site. #status/verify (full board is new information vs. prior single-name capture — worth a periodic recheck). - Funded/supported by: the regional IVACE+i Cluster Program (AEI cluster-association funding line).
- Cross-references: ties into PERTE Chip (national semiconductor sovereignty programme) — note the tension:
this scan's broader sweep found PERTE Chip's national budget was reported materially cut (~80%). VaSiC's own site
content (Cátedras Chips, Campus Internacional de Semiconductores) still frames its flagship projects as PERTE-backed
without acknowledging any cut. Treat PERTE-linked funding expectations sourced from VaSiC's own materials as
#status/verifyuntil the national cut's downstream effect on these specific chairs/campus is confirmed. Also ties to the planned Valencia Chip Boost (Program) (VIC's municipal semiconductor-talent accelerator), and UPVfab NTC Cleanroom for physical fabrication/testing access. - Sector scope (per research dump): silicon & photonic chips serving automotive, healthcare, energy and telecom.
- Valencia Silicon Forum 2026: 3rd edition, 4–5 June 2026 — organisers cite strong growth in attendance/media reach vs. the 1st and 2nd editions.
- Member companies (from homepage logos, 2026-07-05): OSRAM, ANA, Bosch, DAS (Photonics), DHD, Gobernanza (Industrial), IPHO, MAX(Linear), VLC — consistent with the Cátedra UPV-VaSiC industry-partner list above.
- Contact: info@valenciasiliconcluster.es · social: LinkedIn, X, Instagram, Facebook.
Relations
- Funded by: IVACE+i Cluster Program
- Partners with: Valencia Chip Boost (Program)
- See also: Semiconductors (niche)
- See also: UPVfab NTC Cleanroom
- See also: PERTE Chip