Event: electronica 2026
Dates: November 10-13, 2026
Location: Messe München, Munich, Germany
Host: Messe München
electronica is the big biennial trade fair for electronic components, systems and applications, and the 2026 edition runs for four days at the Munich exhibition grounds. It’s where chip makers, distributors and module suppliers show what goes into cars, factories, power systems and connected devices, and where a lot of next year’s design-in decisions start.
Companies are already timing launches to it. Renesas will demo its new RZ/T2N processor, which puts robot and servo drive control, industrial Ethernet and Linux application cores on one chip, in Hall C5, Stand 479. pSemi, the Murata company, gives its PE423213 RF switch its first public showing on the Murata stand, C4-179. The part covers 0.3 to 10.6 GHz for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and ultra-wideband in a 1.6 mm package. Expect more of the same through the halls: power semiconductors for data centers and EVs, gallium nitride and silicon carbide, sensors, connectors and embedded processors.
What to see
Industrial automation and robotics are the strongest theme going into the show. Single-chip controllers that combine motor control with networking cut board counts for robot and drive makers, and several vendors are chasing the same design wins. Power electronics is the other one. AI data centers need more efficient conversion at higher voltages, and GaN and SiC suppliers will be in Munich to sell it.
Automotive buyers come for components that pass qualification and come with a supply guarantee. Origin of supply is part of every conversation now, so ask suppliers where wafers are made and packaged.
Why go
For engineers, it’s the densest four days in Europe to compare parts side by side and talk to the people who wrote the datasheets. For buyers and distributors, it’s where pricing and allocation for the next year get discussed. Book meetings with the big chip vendors in advance. Their stands are busy from the first morning.
Registration and visitor tickets are on the electronica website.