The 18th Shanghai Microwave And Antenna Technology Conference (IME2025) - Gathering Strength For Innovation And Forging New Quality Productivity
Shanghai, October 22, 2025 – The 18th Shanghai Microwave And Antenna Technology Conference (IME2025) concluded successfully at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center, marking a grand gathering of global industry elites dedicated to technological innovation and industrial upgrading. Hosted by Shanghai Youchuang Exhibition Service Co., Ltd., the three-day event (October 20-22) covered an exhibition area of 12,000 square meters, attracting 200 renowned enterprises and thousands of professional visitors from the microwave and antenna field, becoming a key platform for promoting industry development and forging new quality productivity.
Against the backdrop of accelerating global digital transformation, IME2025 focused on cutting-edge trends driven by 5G/6G communication, the Internet of Things (IoT), and intelligent manufacturing. The exhibition showcased a wealth of innovative achievements, including miniaturized phased array antennas, low-loss microwave filters, and AI-integrated beamforming systems. Notably, domestic enterprises demonstrated breakthroughs in millimeter-wave technology and terahertz applications, with their product performance approaching international advanced levels, highlighting the continuous enhancement of China's independent innovation capabilities in the industry.
The technical forum segment became a highlight of the conference, where experts and scholars from around the world discussed hot topics such as high-frequency device development, new material applications, and intelligent network optimization. Industry insiders emphasized that as 6G technology enters the commercialization preparation stage, the demand for microwave and antenna products with higher frequency, smaller size, and lower loss is surging. The integration of AI and machine learning in RF system design has become a key trend, enabling real-time beam adjustment and efficient channel management to address the challenges of terahertz wave propagation.
Data presented at the conference indicated that the global antenna microwave device market is expected to exceed 100 billion US dollars in 2025, driven by emerging industries such as 5G/6G communication, new energy vehicles, and smart cities. IME2025 has effectively promoted industrial collaboration by building a bridge between technology research and market application. Many participating enterprises reached cooperation intentions on joint R&D, supply chain integration, and market expansion, accelerating the transformation of scientific and technological achievements into practical productivity.
As a barometer of the industry's development, IME2025 not only demonstrated the latest technological innovations but also mapped out the future development direction of the microwave and antenna field. By gathering global innovation strength and promoting technological exchange and cooperation, the conference has injected strong momentum into the high-quality development of the industry, laying a solid foundation for forging new quality productivity and supporting the construction of a digital economy. Industry insiders look forward to continuing to gather at the platform in the future to jointly promote the microwave and antenna technology to a new height.
