Top 10 Semiconductor Manufacturing Countries in the World

Japan

Japan has one of the most powerful semiconductor ecosystems in the world. It has 102 chip-making facilities, spread across the nation.

Taiwan

Taiwan has the world's most advanced chip-making infrastructure. It has a brand new 3-nanometer facility that started production in the latter half of 2022.

USA

USA's most prominent semiconductor facility is Intel Corporation, credited for inventing the modern-day semiconductor. It has pioneered leading transistor designs such as FinFET.

People's Republic of China

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) in China is one of the biggest contract chip manufacturers in the world. China aims to achieve self-reliance in chip manufacturing.

Germany

There are 20 semiconductor manufacturing facilities in Germany, domestic and international. The US and China are the largest trading partners of the nation.

South Korea

South Korea is home to SK Hynix and Samsung. Out of the 15 semiconductor manufacturing facilities in South Korea, Samsung owns eight.

Britain 

The UK has one of the strongest semiconductor designers, Arm's Ltd. Their products are at the heart of most of the world's smartphones. Dutch and American firms own most of the chip fabrication facilities.

Israel

Israel has four semiconductor manufacturing units.  Intel Corporation owns two of them. The other two belong to Tower Semiconductor.

Netherlands

ASML, based in the Netherlands, is the only company in the world that is capable of manufacturing high-end machines that print semiconductors.

Malaysia

Among the seven chipmaking plants, German firms Infineon and Osram Licht own four firms in Malaysia. The rest are owned by Malaysian entities.