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Semiconductors Landscape of the United States
9,021 Semiconductors companies in the United States, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, where they are based, what the news is about, which skills employers want and where the research is going. Updated August 2026.
9,021companies tracked
$120Bdisclosed funding
729hiring right now
8,668events · 24 months
203,404news articles · 12 months
Who leads Semiconductors in the United States
Shows the top‑ranked semiconductor firms by size, funding and hiring activity, noting that 9,021 companies are tracked and 729 are currently hiring.
open roles
Hiring now
ranked by live open roles
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Skyworks Solutions13last posted Aug 2026
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Lam Research13last posted Aug 2026
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Entegris13last posted Aug 2026
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Teradyne13last posted Aug 2026
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Brooks Automation13last posted Aug 2026
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Analog Devices13last posted Aug 2026
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GLOBALFOUNDRIES13last posted Aug 2026
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Ciena13last posted Aug 2026
729 companies hiring · 56 posted in the last 30 days
disclosed funding
Most funded
disclosed totals, all rounds
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Microchip Technology$10.2BGrant (prize money) · Jan 2024
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Zayo$7.3BGrant (prize money) · Jun 2025
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Micron$6.2BGrant (prize money) · Dec 2024
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Magic Leap$4.1BConventional Debt · Jan 2024
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Sensata$3.4BConventional Debt · Jun 2019
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Cerebras$3.4BConventional Debt · Apr 2026
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Marvell$3BPost IPO · Mar 2026
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Lumentum$2.9BPost IPO · Mar 2026
1,493 companies with disclosed rounds · $120B total
revenue
Revenue leaders
official filings first, else latest snapshot
- 01
Nvidia$26.9BFY2022 filing
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Intel$13.6BFY2024 filing
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Digi-Key Electronics$11Bsnapshot Oct 2025
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AMD$10.3BFY2026 filing
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Arrow Electronics$9.5BFY2025 filing
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Avnet$7.1BFY2019 filing
136 companies with a revenue figure
headcount
Largest teams
ranked by tracked headcount
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ON Semiconductor30,000tracked employees
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DuPont24,000tracked employees
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SMC22,988tracked employees
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659 companies with headcount data
share of events
Share of voice
share of all tracked sector news events, 24 months
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Broadcom4.6%757 tracked events
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Qualcomm Sense ID3.9%637 tracked events
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Synopsys1.5%247 tracked events
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Wolfspeed1.5%241 tracked events
16,485 tracked events across 504 companies
articles
In the news
Prism news coverage, last 12 months
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Texas Instruments1,904articles in the window
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ESI1,322articles in the window
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Clearfield844articles in the window
506 of these companies drew sector coverage in the window
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How the Semiconductors ecosystem in the United States grew, 2016–2025
Displays yearly counts of new semiconductor companies, highlighting a peak of 212 startups in 2018 and only 12 in 2025.
Companies founded / year
new Semiconductors companies in the United States
20162025
peak 212 in 2018
Companies raising / year
with a disclosed round that year
20162025
peak 238 in 2018
Disclosed funding / year
sum of disclosed rounds (USD)
20162025
peak $15.8B in 2018
Where Semiconductors companies in the United States are based
Lists U.S. cities with the most semiconductor firms, with San Jose leading at 360 companies followed by Santa Clara and Austin.
Hub 01
San Jose
360 Semiconductors companies
25% of the Semiconductors companies across these hubs
360companies
$10.7Bdisclosed funding
35hiring now
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Hub 02
Santa Clara
243 Semiconductors companies
17% of the Semiconductors companies across these hubs
243companies
$9.3Bdisclosed funding
25hiring now
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Hub 03
Austin
178 Semiconductors companies
13% of the Semiconductors companies across these hubs
178companies
$2.6Bdisclosed funding
14hiring now
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Hub 04
San Diego
150 Semiconductors companies
11% of the Semiconductors companies across these hubs
150companies
$1.7Bdisclosed funding
13hiring now
Hub 05
San Francisco
138 Semiconductors companies
10% of the Semiconductors companies across these hubs
138companies
$2.4Bdisclosed funding
16hiring now
Hub 06
Sunnyvale
137 Semiconductors companies
10% of the Semiconductors companies across these hubs
137companies
$8.9Bdisclosed funding
15hiring now
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Hub 07
Fremont
111 Semiconductors companies
8% of the Semiconductors companies across these hubs
111companies
$3.1Bdisclosed funding
7hiring now
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Hub 08
Irvine
95 Semiconductors companies
7% of the Semiconductors companies across these hubs
95companies
$678.9Mdisclosed funding
14hiring now
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The Semiconductors market map of the United States: what these companies actually do
Breaks down the main product categories and revenue models, indicating enterprise tech as the largest sub‑category and physical commerce as the most common model.
- Enterprise Tech2,700 companies · $105.1B raised · 290 hiring
- Deep Tech906 companies · $62.8B raised · 142 hiring
- Enterprise Software311 companies · $8.2B raised · 32 hiring
- Industry 4.0216 companies · $1.8B raised · 23 hiring
- Consumer Digital213 companies · $4.7B raised · 13 hiring
- Communication Ics167 companies · $7.7B raised · 11 hiring
- Spatial Computing146 companies · $8.2B raised · 14 hiring
- SaaS128 companies · $2.5B raised · 18 hiring
- Artificial Intelligence118 companies · $13.2B raised · 36 hiring
- Quantum Optics110 companies · $4.7B raised · 15 hiring
- Computer Aided Design102 companies · $1B raised · 6 hiring
- Electronic Design Automation100 companies · $1B raised · 6 hiring
Monetization
How Semiconductors companies make money
How many companies earn revenue each way. Plenty use more than one model, so the counts add up to more than the sector.
Physical Commerce4,846
E-Commerce - Product2,935
Fee-For-Service2,006
Subscription1,415
Advertising434
Commission on Transaction420
E-Commerce - Service329
Licensing75
Funding, M&A and the deals moving Semiconductors in the United States
Counts corporate actions over the past two years, recording 8,668 events including 2,922 earnings releases and 1,147 key‑person announcements.
Earnings 2,922Leadership 1,147M&A 904Announcement 797Contracts 563Funding 389Lawsuit 373Regulatory 361Product 323Assets 276
- M&ALattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ: LSCC ) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with THL Partners to acquire AMI, the leader in platform firmware and infrastructure manageability for cloud and AI, creating the industry’s most complete secure management and control platform.2026-05-04
- Fundinghis early 2020 investment in Groq, an inference chip startup, paid off handsomely as the company hit a $6.9 billion valuation in 2025.2026-05-04
- IPONvidia’s rival Cerebras is seeking a valuation of as much as $26.62bn in its US initial public offering, as heavy spending on AI infrastructure lifts demand for advanced chips and fuels investor appetite for the sector. Sunnyvale, California-based Cerebras is aiming to sell 28-million shares in the offering, priced between $115 and $125 apiece, to raise $3.50bn in the company’s second attempt to go public after withdrawing a previous IPO filing last October.2026-05-04
- IPOthe Sunnyvale, California-based company plans to sell 28 million shares of Class A common stock at an initial price range of $115 to $125 per share on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker “CBRS.”2026-05-04
- M&AHubbell Incorporated (NYSE: HUBB) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire NSI Industries, a portfolio company of Sentinel Capital Partners and a leading provider of electrical fittings, connectors, components and wire management products, for $3.0 billion in cash.2026-05-04
- M&AZayo, a leading digital infrastructure provider, has announced the successful closing of its acquisition of Crown Castle’s Fiber Solutions business2026-05-04
- M&AChoreo LLC grew its position in Knowles by 5.3% in the fourth quarter.2026-05-04
- FundingAmkor Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMKR) has announced the pricing of its offering of US$1 billion aggregate principal amount of 0.00% convertible senior notes due 2031 in a private offering to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933.2026-05-02
- FundingAgFunderNews 🇺🇸 Advanced growing resources raises $2m from NASA and NSF to diagnose crop afflictions a week earlier2026-04-30
- FundingThe gross proceeds of the offering were approximately $20 million, prior to deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses and excluding any exercise of the option to purchase additional shares.2026-04-30
Mergers and acquisitions
Deals from the last 24 months where a Semiconductors company in the United States was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.
| Acquirer | Target | Deal value | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $130B | Announced | 2026-07-20 | ||
| $99M | Announced | 2026-07-16 | ||
| $16.7B | Announced | 2026-06-01 | ||
| $540M | Announced | 2026-06-01 | ||
| $1.6B | Announced | 2026-05-05 | ||
| Osaic Holdings Inc. | $31k | — | 2026-05-04 |
Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Details specific corporate milestones such as IPO filings, leadership changes, product launches and contract wins.
IPO pipeline
34 companies listed or filing · last 24 months
cerebras systemsIPO · Nasdaq · CBRS · 14 reportsMay 2026
Syntec OpticsFollow-on Offering · Nasdaq · OPTX · 1 reportApr 2026
AXTFollow-on Offering · NASDAQ · AXTI · 1 reportApr 2026
Semi-Tech GroupIPO · 1 reportApr 2026
FS.COMIPO · Hong Kong · FSCOM HK · 2 reportsMar 2026
Leadership moves
215 tracked people moves · last 12 months
PsiQuantumJeremy O’Brien · Appointment → Executive ChairmanMay 2026
Product launches
tracked launches · last 12 months
ViewSonicWorkPro collection VG2456 monitor (monitor)Apr 2026
MicroVisionMicroVision Global Partner and Reseller Program (Program)Apr 2026
MouserEngineering AI for Daily Life (Technology Series)Apr 2026
Contract wins
177 customer wins · last 24 months
Workforce actions
18 companies cutting roles · last 24 months
SynQor~250 roles reported · relocationJan 2026
FormFactorscale undisclosed · cost reductionJan 2026
LeeMAH Electronics~84 roles reported · manufacturing shutdownDec 2025
Regulatory & litigation
91 regulatory events · 34 tracked suits · 24 months
- teradyne v Elite Robotscopyright infringement · OngoingApr 2026
- amphenol v Luxshare Precision Industrypatent infringement · VerdictApr 2026
Earnings pulse
companies reporting results · last 24 months
177 companies reporting3,359 company-quarters trackedbeat 1233miss 200in line 85
Half of these companies grew revenue faster than +18.0%, half slower.
Who is building Semiconductors in the United States
Profiles founders and CEOs of 2,208 firms, noting Stanford and MIT as the most frequent alma maters and Intel as a common prior employer.
Founders and chief executives12 of 2,745, from the best-funded companies on this page
Executive Assistant to Chief Executive Officer & Liaison to the Board of Directors
Kyle Weinreich
Sensata Technologies, ex-United States Senate Office Of Jack Reed, ex-Edgewood Holdings, University of Rhode Island Feinstein Providence Campus, 2020
Ex- AMD, SeaMicro, Kno, Sophisticated Design, MultiLing Corporation, F5 Networks, ReachLocal. University of California, Berkeley BA 2003
Global Semiconductor Alliance, ex-Maxim Integrated. Franklin & Marshall College BA 1994
Ex-Toshiba, Bookham Technology. The University of Sheffield MPhys 2000, University of Cambridge PhD 2006
CEO - GF. London Business School Master of Business Administration 2004
Groq, ex-X The Moonshot Factory, ex-Google, New York University, 2008
Ex-Worldwide Sales. University of Limerick
Stanford University.
Royole, ex-Ibm, Stanford University, 2009
Where the founders studied
alma mater on record for 444 of 2,745 founders
Stanford University91
Massachusetts Institute of Technology82
University of California (Berkeley)39
Cornell University37
Carnegie Mellon University26
Harvard Business School22
University of Pennsylvania21
Harvard University16
Where they worked before
a previous employer on record for 76 of 2,745 founders
Intel21
Google12
Cisco11
Apple10
Microsoft7
McKinsey7
Amazon5
Facebook4
Founders flagged as repeat founders
of 2,051 founders with a profile on this page
17
carry a repeat-founder flag
- flagged as repeat founders17
- no repeat-founder flag2,034
Women and men among the founders
first names matched for 2,444 of 2,745 founders
7%
of matched founders are women
- women162
- men2,282
Inferred from first names, using 119 million people who state their own gender: a first name counts only where at least 20 of them share it and at least 90% of those share the same gender. The other 301 founders go in neither column.
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Who funds Semiconductors in the United States
Summarizes funding activity since 2016, with 2,773 rounds from 1,781 investors and an average round size of $1.9 million.
| Investor · most active investors since 2016 | Rounds | Led | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| OSTI | 281 | — | Dec 2025 |
| National Science Foundation | 158 | 1 | Apr 2026 |
| HHS | 148 | — | Sep 2025 |
| Europa | 132 | — | Jan 2024 |
| America’s Seed Fund | 55 | — | Sep 2021 |
| Intel Capital | 37 | 14 | Feb 2026 |
| NASA | 27 | 1 | Apr 2026 |
| Y Combinator | 24 | 5 | Jan 2026 |
| Applied Materials | 19 | 7 | Dec 2024 |
| Fidelity Investments | 19 | 7 | Mar 2026 |
Stage mix · rounds since 2016
Seed & Angel514
Series A–B725
Series C+ / PE272
Grants, debt & other1,262
The typical round is $1.9M — half were bigger, half smaller.
The biggest Semiconductors funding rounds in the United States
Highlights the largest disclosed round—a $1.1 billion Series G for Cerebras—and lists ten other major recent rounds.
| Company | Round | Size | When | Backers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series Gmega-round | $1.1B | Sep 2025 | Fidelity Investments, Atreides Management, Tiger Global Management +5 more | |
| Series Hmega-round | $1B | Feb 2026 | Tiger Global Management, Benchmark, Fidelity Investments +6 more | |
| Series Emega-round | $1B | Sep 2025 | BlackRock, Temasek, Baillie Gifford +12 more | |
| Series Cmega-round | $793.5M | Feb 2016 | Alibaba Group, Google, Qualcomm Ventures +5 more | |
| Series Emega-round | $750M | Sep 2025 | Disruptive, BlackRock, Neuberger Berman +7 more | |
| Series Dmega-round | $676M | Apr 2021 | SoftBank Vision Fund, Temasek, BlackRock +5 more | |
| Series Dmega-round | $640M | Aug 2024 | Cisco Investments, Samsung Catalyst Fund, BlackRock +4 more | |
| Series Dmega-round | $617M | Nov 2009 | Goldman Sachs, Tennenbaum Capital Partners, Farallon Capital Management | |
| Series Emega-round | $614.1M | Apr 2024 | Queensland Government, QTC | |
| Series Bmega-round | $542M | Oct 2014 | Google, Obvious Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures +11 more |
Venture round sizes · 2023–2025
<$1M39
$1–10M127
$10–50M100
$50–250M40
>$250M9
315 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.
Fresh cheques · last 6 months
Series A$50MMay 2026
Series G$400MApr 2026
Series C$80MApr 2026
Series A$60MApr 2026
Series C$53MApr 2026
Series A$50MApr 2026
Series A$45MApr 2026
What the news says about Semiconductors in the United States
Counts 203,404 news articles in the last year, with coverage focused on product launches, technology adoption, partnerships and industry updates.
News volume
Semiconductors coverage across United States · articles per quarter
2021Q22026Q1
peak 72,451 in 2025Q1 · 203,404 articles in the last 12 tracked months
Tone of coverage
share of articles by dominant sentiment (positive / neutral / negative)
202120232025
Positive-tone share moved 79% → 75%, negative 20% → 23% across 2021–2025.
What the coverage is about
The subjects that dominate Semiconductors news in United States. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.
- New product launches and innovations17,489▲+30%
- Technology adoption and digital transformation14,331▲+26%
- Strategic partnerships and collaborations13,963▲+31%
- Semiconductor industry updates11,742▲+51%
- Trade wars and geopolitical impacts10,634→+6%
- Economic indicators (gdp, cpi, unemployment)9,399→+4%
- Artificial intelligence advancements9,129▲+50%
- Mobile operating systems9,128▲+17%
- Global recession risks and forecasts8,774→+2%
- Latest gadgets and consumer electronics7,761▲+48%
Most-covered companies · last 12 months
- 48,015
- 22,183
- 6,391
- 3,972
- 1,904
- 1,322
- 854
- 844
- 835
- 816
506 Semiconductors companies here were named in the news over this period.
Prism
Watch Semiconductors coverage in United States as it happens
Prism follows these subjects story by story — which companies are named, what is said about them and how the tone moves.
Momentum
The words getting louder — and quieter
Which terms are showing up in more stories than a year ago, and which are fading. The percentage is the change in how many articles mention them.
investment deal+837%cloud infrastructure+93%stock price+125%smart tv+54%share price+345%microwave antennas+165%smart television+54%wifi television+61%investment+946%android tv+57%
processor-45%pcie gpu-44%gpu clock-48%cpu architecture-40%multi-core processor-44%
The pressures the press keeps returning to
Three recurring angles in United States Semiconductors coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).
Regulatory Risk ▲ rising
193,540 articles touch this dimension · 43.4% critical tone
20212025
signals: stock performance, economic slowdown, ai hardware
Funding Momentum ▲ rising
49,880 articles touch this dimension · 39.8% critical tone
20212025
signals: investment deal, stock performance, neural network ventures
Growth ▲ rising
90,550 articles touch this dimension · 39.6% critical tone
20212025
signals: stock performance, earnings report, revenue beats
Semiconductors jobs in the United States: who is hiring and what they ask for
Reports 21,120 job postings from 689 employers, listing top skills like Python and C++ and a median advertised salary of $100 k per year.
21,120postings · last 12 months
29,835postings tracked overall
689employers advertising
$100kmedian advertised salary/yr (n=3053)
Demand
The Skills Employers Ask For
What Semiconductors employers in the United States put in their job ads. The bar is how many postings ask for it; the arrow shows whether demand grew or shrank against the year before.
- python426▲
- excel291▲
- c++227▲
- linux137▲
- powerpoint128▲
- verilog127▲
- word126▲
- sql126▲
- microsoft office104▲
- sap102▲
What level are these roles?
Entry760
Intern829
Senior4,391
Lead1,178
Manager5,523
What they pay, by level
- Manager$130k/yr (n=670)
- Senior$131k/yr (n=445)
- Lead$149k/yr (n=113)
- Intern$68k/yr (n=35)
- Entry$30k/yr (n=124)
Most advertised titles
- 425
- 283
- 276
- 248
- 203
- 187
What Semiconductors research in the United States is working on
Shows 8,739 academic papers linked to Indian institutions, with most papers (6,309) identifying opportunities in the field.
How this field talks about itself
United States-affiliated Semiconductors papers (gold) against all published research (grey)
Breakthrough37.0% · 26.1%1.4×
Promising35.2% · 37.0%≈ par
Descriptive11.2% · 17.6%0.6×
Problem-identifying7.6% · 9.7%0.8×
Comparative4.8% · 4.2%≈ par
Cautionary3.8% · 4.5%0.8×
United States-affiliated Semiconductors literature runs 1.4× more “breakthrough” than science at large (37.0% vs 26.1% baseline).
How the work is done
Methods-led64.8%
Empirical20.8%
Reviews10.5%
Position pieces3.4%
Theoretical0.5%
How the research reads
92% positive · 6% neutral · 1% negative, across 8,739 papers.
The institutions doing the work · United States
- 11k
- 8k
- 7k
- 7k
- 7k
- 5k
ranked by how often their work is cited
Leading researchers · United States-affiliated work
Dae‐Hyeong Kim · Sung Kyu Lim · Mohammad Tehranipoor · Farinaz Koushanfar · Krishnendu Chakrabarty · Michael L. Davenport · Jong‐Hyun Ahn · Won Mook Choi
The most-cited breakthroughs
- Stretchable and Foldable Silicon Integrated Circuits · 2k cites
- A Physically Transient Form of Silicon Electronics · 1k cites
- Highly stretchable polymer semiconductor films through the nanoconfinement effect · 1k cites
- On-chip CMOS-compatible all-optical integrator · 586 cites
- High-Frequency Scalable Electrical Model and Analysis of a Through Silicon Via (TSV) · 481 cites
Common problems researchers identify672 papers · 7 recurring themes
Problems · theme 01
Semiconductor / Power Semiconductor Device
140 papers · 20.8% of this block
▼ -11% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Semiconductor · Power semiconductor device · Silicon carbide · Semiconductor device
“Power-Semiconductor Devices and Components for New Power Converter Developments: A key enabler for ultrahigh efficiency power electronics”
140 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 02
Reliability / Hardware Security Module
128 papers · 19.0% of this block
▼ -22% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Reliability · Hardware security module · Intellectual property · Reliability engineering
“Reliability- and Process-variation aware design of integrated circuits &#x2014; A broader perspective”
128 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 03
Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuit / Integrated Circuit
124 papers · 18.5% of this block
▼ -6% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Mixed-signal integrated circuit · Integrated circuit · Electronic circuit · Analogue electronics
“Design and test of analog circuits towards sub-ppm level”
124 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 04
Integrated Circuit Packaging / Flip Chip
97 papers · 14.4% of this block
▼ -6% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Integrated circuit packaging · Flip chip · Soldering · Wafer
“Thermo-Mechanical Challenges in Stacked Packaging”
97 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 05
Three-Dimensional Integrated Circuit / Integrated Circuit
83 papers · 12.4% of this block
▲ +33% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Three-dimensional integrated circuit · Integrated circuit · Stacking · Through-silicon via
“Test Challenges for 3D Integrated Circuits”
83 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 06
Electrostatic Discharge / Electromigration
64 papers · 9.5% of this block
▼ -11% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Electrostatic discharge · Electromigration · Reliability · Reliability engineering
“ESD Protection Designs: Topical Overview and Perspective”
64 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 07
Photonics / Photonic Integrated Circuit
36 papers · 5.4% of this block
▲ +24% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Photonics · Photonic integrated circuit · Silicon photonics · Optoelectronics
“Scalable 3D Silicon Photonic Electronic Integrated Circuits and Their Applications”
36 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions325 papers · 7 recurring themes
Cautions · theme 01
Electronic Circuit / Reliability
90 papers · 27.7% of this block
▼ -6% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Electronic circuit · Reliability · Integrated circuit · Interconnection
“A model for electric degradation of interconnect low-k dielectrics in microelectronic integrated circuits”
90 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions · theme 02
Cmos / Transistor
67 papers · 20.6% of this block
▼ -12% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
CMOS · Transistor · Static random-access memory · Scaling
“CMOS-Integrated Optical Receivers for On-Chip Interconnects”
67 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions · theme 03
Through-Silicon Via / Three-Dimensional Integrated Circuit
38 papers · 11.7% of this block
▼ -32% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Through-silicon via · Three-dimensional integrated circuit · Wafer · Silicon
“Performanace and reliability analysis of 3D-integration structures employing Through Silicon Via (TSV)”
38 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions · theme 04
Flip Chip / Ball Grid Array
38 papers · 11.7% of this block
▼ -29% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Flip chip · Ball grid array · Soldering · Integrated circuit packaging
“Chip–Package Interaction and Reliability Improvement by Structure Optimization for Ultralow-$k$ Interconnects in Flip-Chip Packages”
38 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions · theme 05
Silicon Carbide / Schottky Diode
37 papers · 11.4% of this block
▼ -14% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Silicon carbide · Schottky diode · Diode · Optoelectronics
“Review—Radiation Damage in Wide and Ultra-Wide Bandgap Semiconductors”
37 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions · theme 06
Three-Dimensional Integrated Circuit / Integrated Circuit
35 papers · 10.8% of this block
▲ +33% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Three-dimensional integrated circuit · Integrated circuit · Stacking · Hardware security module
“Thermal Evaluation of 2.5-D Integration Using Bridge-Chip Technology: Challenges and Opportunities”
35 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions · theme 07
Lead Frame / Quad Flat No-Leads Package
20 papers · 6.2% of this block
▼ -37% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Lead frame · Quad Flat No-leads package · Wire bonding · Miniaturization
“Effect of Thermal Cycling on Reliability of QFN Packages”
20 of these papers raise it as a problem
Opportunities6,060 papers · 7 recurring themes
Opportunities · theme 01
Semiconductor / Optoelectronics
1,464 papers · 24.4% of this block
▼ -38% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Semiconductor · Optoelectronics · Transistor · Semiconductor device
“High-Performance WSe<sub>2</sub>Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor Technology and Integrated Circuits”
Opportunities · theme 02
Electronic Circuit / Integrated Circuit
1,140 papers · 19.0% of this block
▼ -40% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Electronic circuit · Integrated circuit · Electronic engineering · Mixed-signal integrated circuit
“Systematic Design of Analog CMOS Circuits”
Opportunities · theme 03
Standard Cell / Routing
872 papers · 14.5% of this block
▼ -3% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Standard cell · Routing · Very-large-scale integration · Static random-access memory
“On process-aware 1-D standard cell design”
Opportunities · theme 04
Three-Dimensional Integrated Circuit / Through-Silicon Via
788 papers · 13.1% of this block
▼ -9% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Three-dimensional integrated circuit · Through-silicon via · Stacking · Integrated circuit
“Evolution, challenge, and outlook of TSV, 3D IC integration and 3d silicon integration”
Opportunities · theme 05
Soldering / Integrated Circuit Packaging
728 papers · 12.1% of this block
▼ -6% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Soldering · Integrated circuit packaging · Flip chip · Interconnection
“Wire Bonding Advances for Multi-Chip and System in Package Devices”
Opportunities · theme 06
Scan Chain / Hardware Trojan
545 papers · 9.1% of this block
▼ -66% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Scan chain · Hardware Trojan · Automatic test pattern generation · Trojan
“Secure Scan and Test Using Obfuscation Throughout Supply Chain”
Opportunities · theme 07
Photonics / Photonic Integrated Circuit
463 papers · 7.7% of this block
▲ +24% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Photonics · Photonic integrated circuit · Silicon photonics · Optoelectronics
“Hybrid Silicon Photonic Integrated Circuit Technology”
Which of these themes are growing fastest
Tracks the changing share of research themes worldwide from 2022 to 2025.
Problems
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
Three-Dimensional Integrated Circuit / Integrated Circuit▲+33%
Photonics / Photonic Integrated Circuit▲+24%
Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuit / Integrated Circuit▼-6%
Integrated Circuit Packaging / Flip Chip▼-6%
Semiconductor / Power Semiconductor Device▼-11%
Electrostatic Discharge / Electromigration▼-11%
Reliability / Hardware Security Module▼-22%
Cautions
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
Three-Dimensional Integrated Circuit / Integrated Circuit▲+33%
Electronic Circuit / Reliability▼-6%
Cmos / Transistor▼-12%
Silicon Carbide / Schottky Diode▼-14%
Flip Chip / Ball Grid Array▼-29%
Through-Silicon Via / Three-Dimensional Integrated Circuit▼-32%
Lead Frame / Quad Flat No-Leads Package▼-37%
Opportunities
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
Photonics / Photonic Integrated Circuit▲+24%
Standard Cell / Routing▼-3%
Soldering / Integrated Circuit Packaging▼-6%
Three-Dimensional Integrated Circuit / Through-Silicon Via▼-9%
Semiconductor / Optoelectronics▼-38%
Electronic Circuit / Integrated Circuit▼-40%
Scan Chain / Hardware Trojan▼-66%
Who files Semiconductors patents in the United States
Records 112,775 patent filings between 2016 and 2025, with IBM, Applied Materials and Intel as the leading filers.
112,775 filings 2016–20258,000 assigneespeak 13,822 in 2020
Filing momentum
patents published / year
20162025
Who files the most
- IBM19,691
- Applied Materials13,119
- Intel11,689
- Micron10,011
- Texas Instruments4,804
- LAM RES4,667
- Sandisk3,051
- Qualcomm2,897
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