Semiconductors jẹ paati pataki ti awọn microchips ti o fi agbara fun gbogbo ẹrọ itanna igbalode. Bi awọn nkan ti o wa ni ayika wa ṣe gba “ilọsiwaju” ati ibeere fun ẹrọ itanna n dagba kakiri agbaye, ibeere fun semikondokito yoo tẹsiwaju lati ga soke. Paapaa ti a mọ bi awọn ipilẹ, awọn ile-iṣẹ semikondokito ṣe amọja ni iṣelọpọ tabi iṣelọpọ awọn eerun igi. Awọn oluṣe chirún “Fabless” – awọn ile-iṣẹ ti o ṣe apẹrẹ awọn eerun wọn ati ohun elo ipese ṣugbọn ko ni awọn ohun elo iṣelọpọ - iṣelọpọ chirún jade si awọn ipilẹ.
Eyi ni awọn ile-iṣẹ semikondokito 10 ti o tobi julọ ni agbaye.
| ipo | Company | Ipin oja |
| 1. | TSMC | 54% |
| 2. | Samsung | 17% |
| 3. | UMC | 7% |
| 4. | GlobalFoundries | 7% |
| 5. | SMIC | 5% |
| 6. | HH Ore-ọfẹ | 1% |
| 7. | PSMC | 1% |
| 8. | WO | 1% |
| 9. | DB HiTek | 1% |
| 10. | Semiconductor Tower | 1% |
