1 Design
US firms provide software for chip designs, which may rely on intellectual property licences from Europe
2 Equipment
Manufacturing equipment is developed in the US, Europe and Japan
1 Design
2 Equipment
4 Manufacturing
3 Materials
3 Materials
Silicon is mined and refined in the US and then processed into wafers in Japan and South Korea
4 Manufacturing
Chips are made in Taiwan and Malaysia. Many are then put into smartphones in China but car plants around the world also depend on their availability
1 Design
2 Equipment
Manufacturing equipment is developed in the US, Europe and Japan
US firms provide software for chip designs, which may rely on intellectual property licences from Europe
S Korea
US
Europe
China
Japan
Taiwan
4 Manufacturing
Chips are made in Taiwan and Malaysia. Many are then put into smartphones in China but car plants around the world also depend on their availability
Malaysia
3 Materials
Silicon is mined and refined in the US and then processed into wafers in Japan and South Korea