Global Semiconductor Manufacturing Value Chain

Chip Design Enablement

Transforms performance requirements into manufacturable semiconductor designs.

Segments

Processor and Accelerator Architectures · Connectivity and Interface IP · Electronic Design Automation · Custom Chip Design Services

Representative companies

Arm, SiFive, Andes Technology, MIPS, Imagination, Codasip, Tenstorrent, Expedera, Quadric, EdgeCortix, Cortus, Semidynamics, Bluespec, Arteris

Materials and Substrates

Supplies purity-critical inputs governing yields, performance, and production continuity.

Segments

Silicon Wafers · Compound Semiconductor Substrates · Process Chemicals and Gases · Patterning Materials and Photomasks

Representative companies

Shin-Etsu, SUMCO, GlobalWafers, Siltronic, SK siltron, Wafer Works, NSIG, Soitec, Ferrotec, GRINM Semi, TCL Zhonghuan, Zing Semi, Lion Electronics, Episil

Wafer Fabrication Equipment

Provides precision systems that define process capability and capacity expansion.

Segments

Lithography Systems · Deposition and Etch Systems · Process Control and Metrology · Cleaning, Thermal, and Implantation Systems

Representative companies

ASML, Nikon, Canon, SMEE, EV Group, SUSS MicroTec, Ushio, Heidelberg Instruments, Raith, JEOL, Elionix, Obducat, Applied Materials, Lam Research

Front-End Wafer Fabrication

Manufactures integrated devices through capital-intensive, yield-sensitive wafer processing.

Segments

Leading-Edge Logic Foundry · Mature-Node Analog and Mixed Signal · Memory Fabrication · Power, Discrete, and RF Fabrication

Representative companies

TSMC, Samsung, Intel, SMIC, GlobalFoundries, UMC, Rapidus, Hua Hong, PSMC, VIS, DB HiTek, Nexchip, Texas Instruments, Analog Devices

Packaging and Testing

Protects, connects, integrates, and qualifies fabricated semiconductor devices.

Segments

Wafer Bumping and Redistribution · Advanced Heterogeneous Integration · Conventional Assembly and Packaging · Final Test and Reliability Qualification

Representative companies

Nepes, LB Semicon, Chipbond, ChipMOS, Xintec, VisEra, China WLCSP, Forehope, PSI, Sigurd, QP Technologies, Micross, SUSS MicroTec, ASE

Distribution and End Demand

Matches semiconductor supply with inventory needs and application-specific demand.

Segments

Authorized Distribution and Inventory · Data Center and Communications · Consumer and Personal Electronics · Automotive and Industrial Systems

Representative companies

Arrow Electronics, Avnet, WPG Holdings, WT Microelectronics, Macnica, Ryoyo Ryosan, DigiKey, Mouser Electronics, TTI, Rutronik, RS Group, Marubun, Restar, Supreme Electronics