Companies
One page per company in the record: what it does, where its sites are, what it has published and where it has been named.
161 companies, in the order the industry runs, from design software to distribution. Each page holds only facts already in this record, with the source of each one stated. Nothing here is a ranking, a score or an assessment.
EDA and IP
Design software and licensable circuit blocks that let chip companies create and verify silicon designs.
Fabless chip designers
Companies that design chips but outsource manufacturing to foundries, plus the largest in-house designers.
Integrated device manufacturers
Companies that both design and manufacture their own chips in owned wafer fabs.
Foundries
Pure-play manufacturers that make chips designed by other companies, under contract.
Assembly, packaging and test
Firms that package, assemble and test chips after wafer fabrication is complete.
Wafer fab equipment and test
Makers of the machines used to fabricate, inspect and test semiconductor wafers.
Wafers, chemicals and gases
Suppliers of silicon wafers, specialty chemicals and gases consumed in chip fabrication.
Photomasks and substrates
Makers of the photomasks and the packaging substrates that chips are patterned onto and mounted on.
Distribution and channel
Distributors that warehouse, finance and deliver chips from makers to end customers.
Research institutes and industry bodies
Research institutes and trade associations that shape semiconductor R&D and industry policy.