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R&D spending (from 14) Semiconductor companies based in Tai-
wan—including wafer foundries, like Tai-
billion) in 2011, according to IC Insights. wan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co,
(TSMC)—accounted for 14.4% of the in-
R&D expenditures as a percent of semi- dustry’s total R&D expenditures in 2021
conductor sales for companies headquar- (about $11.7 billion).
tered in the Americas region averaged
16.9% in 2021. IC Insights’ analysis also shows South
Korean suppliers—including Samsung—
The R&D-to-sales ratio for semiconduc- represented 11.9% ($9.9 billion) of global
tor suppliers in the Asia-Pacific region was semiconductor R&D spending.
9.8% in 2021, while European companies
spent about 14.4% of their combined chip
revenues on research and development Chinese suppliers spent 3.1%
last year. Chinese companies accounted for 3.1%
(nearly $2.0 billion) of the semiconductor
Japanese semiconductor companies had industry’s R&D expenditures last year, and
a combined R&D/sales ratio of 11.5% in the rest of the Asia-Pacific region was just
2021, according to IC Insights’ current 0.04% (about $300 million) of the global
update report. of the semiconductor indus-
try’s R&D expenditures last
year, and the rest of the Asia-
Pacific region was just 0.04%
(about $300 million) of the
global total, according to the
update report.
For R&D spending as a per-
cent of sales, Taiwanese and
Chinese companies averaged
about 11.3% and 12.7%,
respectively, in 2021, while
South Korean companies had
an average of 8.1% last year.
icinsights.com
Samsung may spend $200 billion over 20 years on new Texas fabs
Multiple published reports in mid-July According to Yahoo! Finance, The first new
disclose that Samsung may spend up production facility would not start operat-
to $200 billion over the next 20 years ing until around 2034 even if Samsung
to build as many as 11 fabs in Texas. proceeds.
Will join existing fabs Samsung revealed its plans in multiple fil-
This could include two fabs in Taylor, Texas ings with the state, in part to vie for Texas
and nine in Austin. The latter is currently financial incentives ahead of a program
home to two Samsung fabs. due to expire this year.
