Custom Silicon

MediaTek

TW · Hsinchu

Taiwan's largest IC design company. Smartphone SoCs (Dimensity), WiFi, TV chips, automotive. 4th largest fabless company globally.

Cerebras Systems

US · Sunnyvale, CA

Wafer-Scale Engine (WSE-3). Largest chip ever made, 4 trillion transistors.

Meta MTIA

US · Menlo Park, CA

Meta Training and Inference Accelerator. Custom chips for ranking/recommendations.

TSMC

TW · Hsinchu, Taiwan

World's largest foundry. 3nm production, 2nm in 2025, makes chips for NVIDIA/Apple/AMD.

X-ray lithography for chipmaking. $100M (Oct 2025), $1B valuation.

Samsung Foundry

KR · Hwaseong, South Korea

Second-largest foundry. 3nm GAA, AI chip manufacturing for startups.

Tachyum

SK · Bratislava, Slovakia

Prodigy universal processor. CPU/GPU/TPU unified architecture from Slovakia.

SK Hynix

KR · Icheon, Gyeonggi

World leader in HBM (High Bandwidth Memory) for AI. 52% HBM market share 2024, primary Nvidia supplier.

SiPearl

FR · Maisons-Laffitte, France

Rhea processor for EU supercomputers. €130M raised (2025), Arm/Atos backed, Jupiter supercomputer.

Microsoft (Azure Maia)

US · Redmond, WA

Azure Maia 100 - Microsoft's first custom AI accelerator.

Quanta Computer

TW · Taoyuan

World's largest notebook ODM. Major AI server manufacturer for hyperscalers. NVIDIA GPU server partner.

Arm Holdings

GB · Cambridge

World's leading semiconductor IP company. ARM architecture used in 99% of smartphones. Cortex-A/R/M CPU cores, Mali GPUs, Ethos NPUs. Powers billions of devices annually.

OpenAI (Custom Chip)

US · San Francisco, CA

Custom chip developed with Broadcom. 3nm TSMC, mass production 2026.

Apple Silicon

US · Cupertino, CA

M-series chips (M4, M4 Pro/Max/Ultra). Industry-leading perf/watt for consumer.

Will Semiconductor

CN · Shanghai

Chinese fabless semiconductor company. Acquired OmniVision, becoming major image sensor supplier. CIS and display driver ICs for mobile and automotive.

VeriSilicon

CN · Shanghai

Chinese semiconductor IP and custom chip company. Vivante GPU IP, ZSP DSP, VIP NPU cores. One-stop silicon platform for fabless companies.

Inphi (now Marvell)

US · Santa Clara, California

Former high-speed data interconnect company, acquired by Marvell in 2021. Pioneered PAM4 DSPs and optical PHYs for data center connectivity.

Goodix Technology

CN · Shenzhen

Chinese fabless semiconductor company specializing in biometric sensors and touch controllers. Major fingerprint sensor supplier for smartphones.

Actions Semiconductor

CN · Zhuhai

Chinese fabless semiconductor company specializing in Bluetooth audio SoCs. Leading supplier for TWS earbuds and wireless audio devices.

Codasip

CZ · Brno

Czech RISC-V processor IP company offering customizable processor cores and design automation tools. Codasip Studio enables custom instruction design for optimized RISC-V implementations.

Zilia Technologies

BR · Atibaia, São Paulo

Brazilian semiconductor company specializing in memory packaging and testing. Major investment in domestic IC packaging facilities in Atibaia and Manaus.

GaN wafers and RF devices. IISc spinout, $3.5M seed (2024), defense/5G/EV applications.

onsemi

US · Scottsdale, AZ

Power semiconductors for automotive and industrial. SiC leadership for EVs. $2B Czech expansion for SiC production.

Edwards Vacuum

GB · Burgess Hill

British vacuum and abatement solutions company. Major supplier of vacuum pumps and exhaust management systems for semiconductor fabs. Part of Atlas Copco Group.

AWS (Trainium/Inferentia)

US · Seattle, WA

Trainium 2 and Inferentia 2. Anthropic training on 500K Trainium2 chips.

Semifive

KR · Seongnam, South Korea

Korean custom silicon platform. RISC-V based AI/HPC chips.

Siltronic

DE · Munich, Bavaria

Silicon wafer manufacturer. 300mm wafers for DRAM, NAND, logic chips. Fabs in Germany, US, Singapore, Asia.

Himax Technologies

TW · Tainan, Taiwan

Display drivers and WiseEye AI. AR/VR optics, automotive displays.

Apple (Neural Engine)

US · Cupertino, CA

M-series Neural Engine. Device-level NPU for on-device AI.

X-FAB

DE · Erfurt

German analog/mixed-signal foundry. Specializes in automotive, industrial, and medical ICs. Leading supplier of MEMS, high-voltage, and SOI wafers.

Amkor Technology

US · Tempe, Arizona

American OSAT company, second largest globally. Advanced packaging solutions including flip chip, wafer-level packaging, and 2.5D integration.

NAURA Technology

CN · Beijing

Chinese semiconductor equipment manufacturer. Leading domestic supplier of etching, deposition, and cleaning equipment. Key to China's fab equipment localization.

ANSYS

US · Canonsburg, PA

Multi-physics simulation software leader. Electromagnetic, thermal, structural analysis for chip design. Being acquired by Synopsys for $35B (2024).

Western Digital

US · San Jose, California

American data storage company. NAND flash memory, SSDs, and HDDs. Major NAND manufacturer through joint venture with Kioxia.

Novatek Microelectronics

TW · Hsinchu, Taiwan

Display driver ICs and SoCs. Major supplier to panel manufacturers.

AMEC

CN · Shanghai

Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc. Chinese semiconductor equipment company. Leading domestic supplier of plasma etch and MOCVD systems.

RISC-V data center chips. Acquired by Meta, ~$2B valuation.

Rambus

US · San Jose, CA

Memory interface and security IP leader. DDR5, HBM3, PCIe 6.0 PHY IP. Silicon security solutions for chip protection. Powers data center memory systems.

Sunway

CN · Wuxi

Chinese supercomputer processor developer. SW26010 processor powers Sunway TaihuLight supercomputer. Indigenous many-core architecture for HPC applications.

Silectric

IN · Mysuru, Karnataka

Silicon carbide (SiC) fab near Mysuru. Zoho Corporation venture for power semiconductors.

Raytheon Semiconductors

US · Waltham, Massachusetts

RTX Corporation's semiconductor division. GaAs and GaN MMICs for radar, electronic warfare, and missile systems. Radiation-hardened electronics.

Nikon Precision

JP · Tokyo

Japanese manufacturer of semiconductor lithography equipment. Immersion and dry ArF/KrF lithography systems for IC manufacturing. Strong in flat panel display lithography.

Diodes Incorporated

US · Plano, TX

Discrete, logic, analog semiconductors. MOSFETs, diodes, sensors, timing for automotive, industrial, consumer electronics.

Tata Electronics

IN · Mumbai

India semiconductor manufacturing. ₹915B Gujarat fab, ₹271B Assam OSAT facility. India Semiconductor Mission.

InvenSense (TDK)

US · San Jose, CA

Pioneer in MEMS motion sensors. Gyroscopes, accelerometers, IMUs for smartphones and gaming. Acquired by TDK for $1.3B. Powers Nintendo Switch.

DB HiTek

KR · Bucheon, Gyeonggi

Korean semiconductor foundry. 200mm wafer fab. Display drivers, power management ICs. SiC/GaN expansion planned.

GlobalFoundries

US · Malta, NY

Third-largest foundry. Fotonix silicon photonics platform, US-based manufacturing.

Cirrus Logic

US · Austin, TX

Audio and voice IC specialist. Codecs, amplifiers, haptic drivers. Key supplier to Apple for audio processing.

Ampere Computing

US · Santa Clara, CA

Arm-based cloud processors. Altra/AmpereOne for data centers, ex-Intel CEO founded.

Coherent

US · Saxonburg, Pennsylvania

American photonics company formed from II-VI acquiring Coherent. Leader in compound semiconductors, lasers, and optical components for communications and industrial.

Pragmatic Semiconductor

GB · Cambridge

Ultra-thin flexible integrated circuits (FlexICs). Thinner than human hair, for smart packaging and IoT.

Sanan Integrated Circuit

CN · Xiamen

Chinese compound semiconductor manufacturer. Leading domestic supplier of SiC and GaN power devices. Part of Sanan Optoelectronics Group.

Google (TPU)

US · Mountain View, CA

TPU v7 (Ironwood) - 7th gen, Nov 2025. Trillium (v6) currently deployed.

ChangXin Memory Technologies

CN · Hefei, Anhui

Chinese DRAM manufacturer. Domestic memory chip production. One of China's largest chip funding rounds.

DenseLight Semiconductors

SG · Singapore

InP/GaAs photonics for datacom and sensing. SLED modules, DFB lasers. Silicon photonics integration with AMF.

POET Technologies

CA · Toronto, ON

Photonic integrated circuits. POET Optical Interposer platform. High-speed optical engines for AI and data centers.

SCREEN Holdings

JP · Kyoto

Japanese semiconductor equipment company. Wafer cleaning systems, coater/developers, and inspection equipment. Also serves display and PCB manufacturing.

Delta Electronics

TW · Taipei

Power and thermal management for data centers. Critical infrastructure for AI/GPU systems. Global leader.

Dialog Semiconductor (now Renesas)

GB · Reading

Former British-German semiconductor company, acquired by Renesas in 2021. Power management, connectivity, and audio ICs for mobile and IoT.

Monolithic Power Systems

US · Kirkland, Washington

American fabless semiconductor company specializing in power management ICs. High-performance DC-DC converters for computing, automotive, and industrial applications.

Efficient Power Conversion

US · El Segundo, California

American GaN power semiconductor company. Pioneer in enhancement-mode GaN transistors (eGaN FETs) for power conversion in computing, automotive, and consumer applications.

Meta (MTIA)

US · Menlo Park, CA

MTIA v2 for training and inference. Built on 5nm process.

Raydium Semiconductor

TW · Hsinchu

Taiwanese fabless semiconductor company. Display driver ICs and touch controllers for smartphones, tablets, and automotive displays.

Cohu Inc.

US · Poway, CA

Semiconductor test and inspection equipment. Handlers, contactors, thermal subsystems. Acquired Xcerra (2018). MEMS testing solutions.

Nordic ID

FI · Salo

Finnish RFID and IoT device company. UHF RFID readers, mobile computers, and tracking solutions for logistics and retail.

Semtech

US · Camarillo, California

American semiconductor company specializing in analog and mixed-signal ICs. Leader in LoRa technology for IoT. Acquired Sierra Wireless in 2023.

L3Harris Technologies

US · Melbourne, Florida

American defense company with advanced semiconductor capabilities. Space-qualified electronics, secure communications, and sensor processing.

Nordic ID

FI · Salo

Finnish RFID and NFC reader company. Not to be confused with Nordic Semiconductor. Industrial RFID solutions for logistics and retail.

AIXTRON

DE · Herzogenrath

German semiconductor equipment manufacturer specializing in deposition systems for compound semiconductors. MOCVD systems for LEDs, power electronics (SiC, GaN), and photonics.

Rapidus

JP · Tokyo, Japan

2nm foundry with IBM partnership. Tenstorrent as first customer, ¥200B government investment, 2027 mass production.

ASM International

NL · Almere

Dutch semiconductor equipment company. ALD (Atomic Layer Deposition) and epitaxy systems. Critical for advanced logic and memory manufacturing.

Black Semiconductor

DE · Aachen, Germany

Graphene electronics. €254M raised, CMOS-integrated graphene.

Melexis

BE · Ieper

Belgian fabless semiconductor company specializing in automotive sensors and driver ICs. Leading supplier of Hall-effect sensors, pressure sensors, and LIN transceivers.

Transphorm

US · Goleta, CA

GaN power semiconductors. SuperGaN for 99%+ efficiency. UCSB spinout. Acquired by Renesas for $339M (2024).

Automotive SoC provider. X9 series for intelligent cockpit and ADAS.

SG Micro

CN · Hangzhou

Chinese analog IC company. Power management ICs, signal chain ICs, and interface chips for mobile, consumer, and industrial applications.

Nuvoton Technology

TW · Hsinchu

MCU and IC solutions provider. ARM Cortex-M MCUs, audio codecs, power management. Winbond subsidiary.

Innoviz Technologies

IL · Rosh HaAyin

Automotive LiDAR semiconductor sensors. InnovizOne, InnovizTwo. BMW 7 Series, VW ID. Buzz partnerships.

Tokyo Electron

JP · Minato, Tokyo

Japanese semiconductor equipment manufacturer. Major supplier of coater/developers, etch systems, and deposition equipment. Second largest equipment maker globally.

Baya Systems

US · San Jose, California

American chiplet design startup focused on modular semiconductor architectures. Enabling disaggregated chip designs with UCIe-compatible chiplets.

Rohde & Schwarz

DE · Munich

German electronics company specializing in test and measurement equipment. RF test solutions, spectrum analyzers, and semiconductor characterization for wireless and 5G/6G.

C2i Semiconductors

IN · Bengaluru

Fabless analog and mixed-signal chip design. Founded by industry veterans from TI, Qualcomm, Intel.

Power Integrations

US · San Jose, California

American semiconductor company specializing in high-voltage analog ICs for power conversion. Leader in energy-efficient power supplies for consumer electronics.

Preferred Networks

JP · Tokyo, Japan

MN-Core AI processors. MN-Core 2 (7nm), L1000 GenAI chip (2026), Green500 #1 supercomputer.

Silicon Labs

US · Austin, Texas

American fabless semiconductor company. Wireless connectivity (Bluetooth, Zigbee, Thread, Wi-Fi) and MCUs for IoT applications.

Tesla Dojo

US · Austin, TX

D1 chip for FSD training. Exapod supercomputer, custom interconnect.

Morse Micro

AU · Sydney, NSW

WiFi HaLow (802.11ah) chips for IoT. MM6108/MM8108 SoCs. Long-range, low-power WiFi. Sydney-based, $1B+ valuation.

Key Foundry

KR · Cheongju

Korean semiconductor foundry. Specializes in 8-inch wafer fabrication for analog, mixed-signal, and power devices. Former MagnaChip fab.

Micron Technology

US · Boise, ID

Leading memory and storage company. HBM3E for AI, DRAM, NAND, SSDs. Major Nvidia HBM supplier.

Vishay Intertechnology

US · Malvern, PA

Discrete semiconductors and passive components. MOSFETs, diodes, resistors, capacitors. Key supplier for automotive, industrial, and computing.

u-blox

CH · Thalwil

Swiss fabless semiconductor company. GPS/GNSS receivers, cellular IoT modules, and short-range radio connectivity for automotive and industrial IoT.

ASM International

NL · Almere

Dutch semiconductor equipment company specializing in deposition equipment. ALD (atomic layer deposition) and epitaxy systems for advanced logic and memory manufacturing.

BE Semiconductor Industries

NL · Duiven

Dutch semiconductor assembly equipment company. Die attach, packaging, and plating systems. Leader in advanced packaging equipment for AI chips.

Phytium Technology

CN · Tianjin

Chinese ARM processor company developing high-performance server CPUs. FeiTeng series processors for data centers, HPC, and embedded applications.

GigaDevice

CN · Beijing

Chinese fabless semiconductor company. Leading domestic supplier of NOR flash memory and ARM-based microcontrollers. Key player in China's chip ecosystem.

Winbond Electronics

TW · Taichung

Taiwan specialty memory company. NOR Flash, Specialty DRAM, NAND for IoT, automotive, computing. Nuvoton parent company.

Lam Research

US · Fremont, California

American semiconductor equipment company. Leading supplier of wafer fabrication equipment for etch, deposition, and clean processes. Critical for advanced node manufacturing.

Nanya Technology

TW · New Taipei City

Taiwan DRAM manufacturer. Specialty DRAM for consumer, networking, and industrial applications. Technology partnership with Micron.

DISCO Corporation

JP · Ota, Tokyo

Japanese precision equipment manufacturer. Leading supplier of dicing saws, grinders, and polishers for semiconductor wafer processing. Essential for chip singulation.

Kioxia

JP · Tokyo

Japanese memory semiconductor company, formerly Toshiba Memory. World's second-largest NAND flash manufacturer. Pioneer in 3D flash memory technology.

Graphene-based transceivers. €25M Series A, 80% less energy than traditional optics.

Intel Foundry

US · Santa Clara, CA

Intel's foundry services (IFS). 18A process, US chip manufacturing push.

ASML

NL · Veldhoven, Netherlands

EUV lithography monopoly. Enables sub-7nm chips, $300B+ market cap.

Canon Semiconductor

JP · Tokyo

Japanese semiconductor lithography equipment manufacturer. i-line and KrF steppers for mature nodes. Expanding into nanoimprint lithography for next-gen manufacturing.

Nova Measuring Instruments

IL · Rehovot

Israeli semiconductor metrology company. Inline process control for advanced nodes and packaging. Materials and dimensional metrology.

Solomon Systech

HK · Hong Kong

Hong Kong-based fabless semiconductor company. Display drivers, touch controllers, and OLED solutions for consumer electronics.

Sharp Semiconductor

JP · Sakai, Osaka

Japanese electronics company with semiconductor division. Display drivers, image sensors, optoelectronics. Now part of Hon Hai (Foxconn).

Qualcomm

US · San Diego, CA

Mobile chip leader. Snapdragon processors for smartphones, automotive, IoT. 5G modems, WiFi 7, AI/ML acceleration. ARM architecture licensing.

Sony Semiconductor Solutions

JP · Atsugi, Kanagawa

World leader in CMOS image sensors with 40%+ global market share. Supplies sensors for smartphones, automotive, industrial, and security applications.

Cornami

US · Campbell, CA

Fully homomorphic encryption acceleration. Privacy-preserving compute.

Chiplego

CN · Shanghai

Chinese chiplet startup developing modular semiconductor solutions. Creating specialized chiplets for automotive and AI applications amid export restrictions.

Advantest

JP · Marunouchi, Tokyo

Japanese semiconductor test equipment manufacturer. Leading provider of memory and SoC test systems. Expanding into advanced packaging and high-speed interface testing.

Knowles Corporation

US · Itasca, IL

MEMS microphone and speaker pioneer. Consumer MEMS mic division acquired by Syntiant (2024). Precision devices for mobile, IoT, and hearables.

FormFactor

US · Livermore, CA

Semiconductor probe cards and test solutions leader. Advanced probe cards for wafer test. Cryogenic probing for quantum computing.

Lam Research

US · Fremont, CA

Etch and deposition equipment. Critical for advanced node manufacturing.

Loongson

CN · Beijing

Chinese processor company developing LoongArch CPUs. Indigenous CPU architecture for desktop, server, and embedded applications. Focus on domestic self-sufficiency.

Huawei Ascend

CN · Shenzhen, China

Ascend 910B/910C chips. Roadmap to 970 (2028), targeting 4 ZettaFLOPS by 2028.

Altair Engineering

US · Troy, MI

Computational science and AI company. HyperWorks simulation, electromagnetic analysis, AI/ML tools. Being acquired by Siemens (2024).

JCET Group

CN · Wuxi

Chinese semiconductor packaging and testing company, third largest OSAT globally. Advanced packaging solutions for mobile, automotive, and computing.

SJ Semiconductor

CN · Wuxi, Jiangsu

Chinese advanced packaging company. Chiplet integration, 2.5D/3D packaging. TSMC/Intel competitor.

VAT Group

CH · Haag

Swiss manufacturer of high-performance vacuum valves for semiconductor manufacturing. Critical component supplier for EUV lithography and advanced deposition systems.

Carl Zeiss SMT

DE · Oberkochen

German optics company providing critical optical systems for semiconductor lithography. Exclusive supplier of EUV optics to ASML. Also provides metrology and inspection systems.

Realtek Semiconductor

TW · Hsinchu

Taiwan IC design company. Ethernet controllers, WiFi chips, audio codecs, card readers. Major supplier for PC and consumer electronics.

Marvell Technology

US · Wilmington, DE

Data infrastructure semiconductor company. Custom AI accelerators, cloud-optimized silicon, networking, storage controllers, 5G.

Broadcom Inc.

US · Palo Alto, CA

Global semiconductor leader. Networking, broadband, wireless, storage, custom AI accelerators. Major supplier to Apple, hyperscalers.

Monolithic Power Systems

US · Kirkland, WA

High-performance power management ICs. DC-DC converters, motor drivers, battery management for automotive, computing, industrial.

AWS Graviton

US · Seattle, WA

Arm-based cloud processors. Graviton4 for EC2, best price-performance.

Himax Technologies

TW · Tainan

Taiwanese fabless semiconductor company. Display driver ICs and timing controllers for LCDs, OLEDs, and AR/VR displays.

Bestechnic

CN · Beijing

Chinese fabless semiconductor company. Bluetooth audio chips and wireless connectivity SoCs. Major supplier for earbuds and wearables.

Nordic Semiconductor

NO · Trondheim

Norwegian fabless semiconductor company specializing in wireless communication technology. Leading provider of Bluetooth Low Energy, Wi-Fi, cellular IoT, and Thread/Zigbee solutions for IoT applications.

Bosch Semiconductors

DE · Reutlingen

German engineering company with major semiconductor division. Leading supplier of automotive chips including MEMS sensors, power management ICs, and automotive microcontrollers.

Soitec

FR · Bernin

French semiconductor materials company. Inventor and leader in SOI (Silicon-on-Insulator) wafer technology. Key supplier for RF, power, and advanced logic applications.

II-VI/Finisar (now Coherent)

US · Saxonburg, Pennsylvania

Former II-VI Incorporated, merged with Coherent. Compound semiconductors, optical transceivers, and photonic components for data centers and telecom.

InCore Semiconductors

IN · Chennai, India

RISC-V processor IP (Azurite, Calcite). IIT Madras SHAKTI program spinout.

Murata Manufacturing

JP · Nagaokakyo, Kyoto

Japanese electronics giant. Capacitors, inductors, RF modules, sensors, batteries. Key supplier to Apple, Samsung.

Realtek

TW · Hsinchu, Taiwan

Network and audio ICs. Wi-Fi 7, USB4, Ethernet controllers, server market expansion.

TDK Electronics

JP · Tokyo

Japanese electronics giant. MEMS sensors (InvenSense), capacitors, inductors, magnetics. Major supplier of motion sensors for smartphones and wearables.

Phison Electronics

TW · Miaoli

Taiwan flash storage controller IC leader. SSD controllers, USB flash controllers. Major supplier to Kingston, Corsair, enterprise storage.

Infineon Technologies

DE · Neubiberg, Bavaria

German semiconductor leader. #1 in automotive chips with 14% market share. AURIX automotive MCUs, power semiconductors, SiC/GaN.

Chinese EDA software. Indigenous chip design tools, competing with Cadence/Synopsys.

ams-OSRAM

AT · Premstätten

Austrian-German semiconductor company formed from ams AG acquiring OSRAM. Specializes in optical sensors, LEDs, and photonics for automotive, consumer, and industrial.

Tianshui Huatian Technology

CN · Tianshui

Chinese semiconductor packaging company. One of China's largest OSAT providers. IC packaging and testing for consumer, automotive, and industrial.

ASE Technology Holding

TW · Kaohsiung

World's largest OSAT company. Taiwanese semiconductor packaging and testing giant. Advanced packaging including 2.5D/3D, fan-out, and chiplet solutions.

Zhaoxin

CN · Shanghai

Chinese x86 processor company joint venture with VIA Technologies. KX-7000 series CPUs for desktop and server applications. Focus on domestic computing independence.

KLA Corporation

US · Milpitas, California

American semiconductor equipment company specializing in process control and yield management. Inspection, metrology, and data analytics for chip manufacturing quality.

European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company

DE · Dresden

TSMC-led joint venture with Bosch, Infineon, NXP. €10B+ fab in Dresden for automotive and industrial chips. Production targeted 2027.

Tokyo Electron

JP · Tokyo, Japan

Japanese equipment giant. Coater/developers, etch, deposition.

Hesai Group

CN · Shanghai, China

LiDAR for autonomous vehicles. NASDAQ listed, leading Chinese LiDAR maker.

AI-powered analog chip design. $4.2M raised, Indian EDA startup.

Powertech Technology

TW · Hsinchu

Taiwanese OSAT company specializing in memory packaging. Major supplier for DRAM and NAND flash packaging. Advanced solutions for HBM.

Fuji Electric

JP · Tokyo

Japanese power semiconductor company. IGBTs, power modules, SiC devices for EVs, industrial equipment, and renewable energy applications.

Mindgrove Technologies

IN · Chennai, India

RISC-V Shakti SoCs. $8M raised (2024), Secure IoT chip, IIT Madras heritage.

Rohm Semiconductor

JP · Kyoto

Japanese semiconductor manufacturer specializing in power devices, analog ICs, and passive components. Major SiC power device supplier for EVs and industrial applications.

Lasertec

JP · Yokohama

Japanese semiconductor inspection equipment manufacturer. Developed first EUV mask inspection system. Critical supplier to ASML and leading chipmakers for advanced node quality control.

MaxLinear

US · Carlsbad, CA

RF, analog, and mixed-signal semiconductors. Broadband, connectivity, infrastructure ICs. Acquired Silicon Motion (2024).

Elan Microelectronics

TW · Hsinchu

Taiwanese IC design company specializing in touchpad controllers, fingerprint sensors, and human interface devices. Major supplier to laptop and consumer electronics makers.

Silergy

TW · Taipei

Taiwanese analog IC company specializing in power management. High-efficiency DC-DC converters, LED drivers, and battery management for consumer and industrial.

Tower Semiconductor

IL · Migdal Haemek

Specialty semiconductor foundry. SiGe, BiCMOS, silicon photonics, RF, power management. Fabs in Israel, US, Japan, Italy.

MagnaChip Semiconductor

KR · Seoul

Korean fabless company. World's second-largest display driver IC manufacturer. Power semiconductors for automotive. Former LG Semiconductor spinout.

Paragraf

GB · Cambridge, UK

Graphene Hall sensors and electronics. $55M raised, Cambridge spinout.

Silicon Motion

TW · Hong Kong

Taiwan SSD controller company. NAND flash controllers for client and enterprise SSDs. eMMC/UFS controllers for mobile devices.

Siemens EDA

US · Wilsonville, Oregon

Semiconductor design automation division of Siemens (formerly Mentor Graphics). IC design, PCB design, system verification, and automotive electronics tools. Strong in functional safety.

eMemory Technology

TW · Hsinchu

Taiwan-based embedded NVM IP provider. NeoBit and NeoFuse OTP/MTP memory IP. Security IP with PUF technology. Used in over 50 billion chips.

Onto Innovation

US · Wilmington, MA

Semiconductor process control equipment. Metrology, inspection systems for advanced packaging and AI chip manufacturing.

Elmos Semiconductor

DE · Dortmund

German fabless semiconductor company. Automotive ICs for sensors, motors, lighting. Mixed-signal ASICs for vehicle systems.

Faraday Technology

TW · Hsinchu

Taiwan ASIC design services and IP provider. ARM-based SoC platforms, interface IP, logic libraries. Turnkey ASIC solutions.

Altium

AU · San Diego, California

Australian PCB design software company. Altium Designer is industry-leading PCB design tool. Acquired by Renesas in 2024 for $5.9B to strengthen design ecosystem.

BluGlass

AU · Sydney, NSW

GaN laser diodes and LEDs. RPCVD manufacturing technology. Industrial, defence, display applications. Silicon Valley fab.

Panasonic Semiconductor Solutions

JP · Osaka

Japanese semiconductor company. Image sensors, MCUs, power management, LED drivers. Focus on automotive and industrial applications.

Littelfuse

US · Chicago, IL

Circuit protection and power control. Fuses, TVS diodes, MOSFETs, SiC devices. Key supplier for automotive and industrial electronics.

Sino Wealth Electronic

CN · Beijing

Chinese fabless semiconductor company. MCUs, display drivers, and power management ICs for consumer electronics and home appliances.

Teradyne

US · North Reading, Massachusetts

American automatic test equipment manufacturer. Semiconductor testing systems, industrial automation, and wireless testing. Major supplier to chip manufacturers worldwide.

Applied Materials

US · Santa Clara, California

American semiconductor equipment giant. World's largest supplier of semiconductor manufacturing equipment including deposition, etch, ion implant, and CMP systems.

Mitsubishi Electric Semiconductors

JP · Tokyo

Japanese conglomerate's semiconductor division. Leading IGBT and power module manufacturer for industrial, automotive, and rail applications. Strong in SiC power devices.

Microchip Technology

US · Chandler, AZ

Microcontroller and analog semiconductor company. PIC MCUs, AVR, SAM, FPGA (via Microsemi), timing, connectivity solutions.

Arbe Robotics

IL · Tel Aviv

4D imaging radar chipset for autonomous vehicles. Phoenix perception radar, Lynx 4D imaging radar. 48x48 channel array.

Polar Bear Tech

CN · Beijing

Chinese chiplet startup developing advanced packaging and chiplet integration solutions. Part of China's push for semiconductor self-sufficiency.

UNISOC

CN · Shanghai

Chinese fabless semiconductor company (formerly Spreadtrum + RDA). Mobile and IoT SoCs. Third-largest mobile chip vendor globally after Qualcomm and MediaTek.

Nexperia

NL · Nijmegen

Dutch discrete and logic semiconductor company. High-volume production of MOSFETs, diodes, ESD protection. Former NXP division. Owned by Wingtech.

Power Integrations

US · San Jose, CA

High-voltage analog ICs for power conversion. GaN and silicon power ICs for chargers, appliances, lighting, automotive.

CEITEC

BR · Porto Alegre

Brazilian government semiconductor company focused on RFID and specialized integrated circuits. Part of Brazil's effort to develop domestic chip capabilities.

Seiko Epson Semiconductor

JP · Suwa, Nagano

Japanese semiconductor company. Low-power MCUs, LCD drivers, timing devices, MEMS sensors. Focus on wearables and IoT.

Silicon Laboratories

US · Austin, TX

IoT semiconductor leader. Wireless SoCs for Bluetooth, Zigbee, Thread, Wi-Fi. EFR32 wireless MCUs for smart home and industrial IoT.

Microsoft Maia

US · Redmond, WA

Azure Maia AI accelerator. Custom chip for Azure AI, Cobalt ARM CPU.

Hygon Information Technology

CN · Tianjin

Chinese x86 processor company using AMD Zen architecture under license. Develops CPUs for domestic servers and data centers. Key player in China semiconductor independence.

STMicroelectronics

CH · Plan-les-Ouates, Geneva

Swiss semiconductor company. Top 3 automotive chip supplier. MCUs, sensors, power management, SiC for EVs.

KLA Corporation

US · Milpitas, CA

Process control equipment. Inspection, metrology for chip manufacturing.

Adiabatic reversible computing. $4.5M raised, energy-recycling chips.

Silicon Works (LX Semicon)

KR · Daejeon

Korean fabless company specializing in display driver ICs. Major supplier to LG Display for OLED panels. Part of LX Holdings.

Allegro MicroSystems

US · Manchester, New Hampshire

American semiconductor company specializing in magnetic sensor ICs and power management for automotive and industrial applications. Leader in Hall-effect sensing.

Applied Materials

US · Santa Clara, CA

Semiconductor equipment leader. Deposition, etch, CMP systems.

Wolfspeed

US · Durham, NC

SiC and GaN power semiconductors leader. Formerly Cree. $750M US government support. Durham fab, Mohawk Valley expansion.

Seagate Technology

US · Fremont, California

American data storage company. HDDs and enterprise storage solutions. Developing next-gen storage including HAMR technology.

HT Micron

BR · São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul

Brazilian semiconductor manufacturer, joint venture between South Korean Hana Micron and Brazilian investors. Memory packaging, testing, and module assembly.

Skyworks Solutions

US · Irvine, CA

RF semiconductors for mobile, IoT, automotive. Power amplifiers, filters, front-end modules. Merging with Qorvo (2027).

Qorvo

US · Greensboro, NC

RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure, defense, IoT. Power amplifiers, filters, UWB, WiFi. Merging with Skyworks (2027).

Keysight Technologies

US · Santa Rosa, California

American test and measurement company spun off from Agilent. Electronic design automation, signal analyzers, oscilloscopes, and semiconductor characterization tools.

YMTC

CN · Wuhan, Hubei

Yangtze Memory Technologies. Leading Chinese NAND flash manufacturer. 232-layer 3D NAND. US entity list.

ChipMOS Technologies

TW · Hsinchu

Taiwanese OSAT company specializing in display driver IC and memory testing. Key supplier for LCD driver and DRAM packaging and test.

Archer Materials

AU · Adelaide, SA

12CQ quantum chip for mobile devices. Room-temperature qubit technology. Also developing A1 biochip for medical diagnostics.

Advanced packaging. $700M raised, 2.5D/3D packaging for AI chips.

Northrop Grumman Electronics

US · Falls Church, Virginia

American defense company with significant semiconductor operations. Space-qualified electronics, radiation-hardened processors, and advanced sensors.

StarFive

CN · Shanghai

Leading RISC-V SoC company. JH7110 processor powers VisionFive 2 SBC. High-performance RISC-V cores.

Yangtze Memory Technologies

CN · Wuhan

Chinese NAND flash memory company (YMTC). Leading domestic 3D NAND producer. Developed 232-layer NAND technology before US sanctions.

Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage

JP · Tokyo

Japanese semiconductor division. Power devices (SiC, GaN), discrete semiconductors, storage products. New Kaga fab for power semiconductors (2024).

Samsung Foundry

KR · Hwaseong, Gyeonggi

Samsung's semiconductor foundry business. 2nd largest foundry globally. 3nm GAA process, advanced packaging. Major NVIDIA and Qualcomm supplier.

MACOM Technology Solutions

US · Lowell, Massachusetts

American semiconductor company specializing in analog and mixed-signal ICs for RF, microwave, and photonic applications. Serves telecom, data center, and defense.

Camtek

IL · Migdal HaEmek

Israeli semiconductor inspection and metrology company. Advanced packaging inspection for HBM, chiplets. AI-driven defect detection.