Summary of the 12th Russian Conference on Semiconductor Physics (Ershovo, Zvenigorod, Moscow, September 20–25, 2015)

A summary of the 12th Russian Conference on Semiconductor Physics (RCSP-12), September 20–25, 2015, at “Ershovo” hotel near Zvenigorod, Moscow oblast, is presented. The statistics of reports within sections is given, the trends of changing study interests in comparison with the previous 11th Russian Conference on Semiconductor Physics held in 2013 in Saint Petersburg and the 32nd International Conference on Semiconductor Physics held in 2014 in Austin (Texas, USA) are analyzed. The main features of the present conference are indicated, the most interesting lines of research, in my view, are presented.