Now, who can chip in here?

This year, the public has become more aware of the semiconductor industry and the disruption caused by the global chip shortage.... This list shows the countries and the capabilities they contribute to the semiconductor value chain ecosystem:

UK: Semiconductor IP houses license IP blocks to fabless firms.

US: Fabless firms design complex chips with the support of EDA software.


India: Design verification teams verify specifications and layout.

US: OEMs lock in chip design for end products.

The Netherlands: Fab capital equipment make the process equipment used by fabs to manufacture chips.

Germany: Gases, specialty chemicals as well as fab consumable suppliers equip fabs with key fabrication and facility cleaning materials.

Japan: Materials companies form silicon ingots from pure silicon and slice into wafers.

Taiwan: Foundries etch 60+ layers of transistors and interconnected wires on to wafer to develop integrated circuit.

US: Test equipment firms design and make equipment used by outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) firms to test semiconductor chips.

Malaysia: OSATs assemble, package and test semiconductor chips.

China: Electronic manufacturing service firms integrate ICs into OEM end product electronics.

Argentina: The smartphone lands in the consumer's hands.

From 'Harnessing the Power of the Semiconductor Value Chain', Accenture.