Semiconductors are fundamental to nearly all modern technologies, serving as critical driver of digital innovation, industrial automation, and energy transition.

International monitoring is essential to understand the global semiconductor innovation landscape and supply chain dynamics.

Recognising the multifaceted nature of the challenges we face in the semiconductor value chain, international collaboration is emerging as a crucial enabler for success.
By fostering partnerships and cooperation on a global scale, countries can leverage collective strengths, mitigate resource constraints, share technological expertise, and pool financial resources.
Through international collaboration, countries can navigate complex geopolitical dynamics, ensure sustainable practices across the semiconductor value chain, and accelerate innovation to drive the transition towards a resilient future.
In an increasingly interconnected world, collaboration serves as a cornerstone for unlocking the full potential of the semiconductor industry, paving the way for shared prosperity across borders.

Having identified the relevance of international observation, ICOS has prepared an overview of semiconductor R&D&I, funding and international benchmarking of seven countries to identify opportunities for further cooperation.

The review provides key information on the national semiconductor ecosystems in China, South Korea, Japan, India, Singapore, Taiwan, and the USA.

It gives insights into the key domestic stakeholders, national chips strategy documents, main policy objectives, current research priorities, as well as details on funding instruments, the semiconductor market and production share and the recent developments in the relations with the EU.

Both the national stakeholder and all the sources are linked to the adequate websites for further research.

The factsheets are intended to be living documents that will be regularly updated, so please do not hesitate to contact us directly if you have further relevant information or comments (monika.curtofuentes@vdivde-it.de).