Semiconductor Fabs
The average semiconductor fabrication faciity consumes 2.4 GW of electricity, 10 million gallons of ultrapure water, 1.2 million m3 of nitrogen, 36,000 m3 of hydrogen, 7,2000 m3 of oxygen, 6,000 m3 of argon, 4,800 m3 of carbon dioxide, and 1,200 m3 of helium daily.
Major semiconductor fab hub cities in the US include:
Austin, TX metro area
Dallas, TX metro area
Phoenix, AZ metro area
Portland, OR metro area
Honorable mentions include the Albany, NY Columbus, OH (future) metro areas.
Major Fabs Worldwide
The title for the most semiconductor fabrication facilities in the world belongs to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) with headquarters in Taiwan.
| Fab | Quantity | Host Country |
|---|---|---|
| ABB | 2 | Europe |
| AKM Semiconductor, Inc. | 5 | Japan |
| ams | 1 | EU |
| Analog Devices | 5 | USA |
| Apple | 1 | USA |
| APT Electronics | 1 | China |
| Aqualite | 2 | China |
| Arima Optoelectronics | 1 | Taiwan |
| ASMC | 2 | China |
| Atomica | 1 | USA |
| AWSC | 1 | Taiwan |
| BAE Systems | 1 | USA |
| Beiling | 1 | China |
| Bosch | 3 | Germany |
| Broadcom | 1 | USA |
| Canon Inc. | 3 | Japan |
| CanSemi | 1 | China |
| CEITEC | 1 | Brazil |
| Changxin Memory Technologies | 1 | China |
| Creative Sensor Inc | 3 | China |
| Cree | 2 | USA |
| CRMicro | 5 | China |
| CST Global Ltd | 1 | Scotland |
| DB HiTek | 1 | S. Korea |
| Denso | 1 | Japan |
| Diodes Incorporated | 4 | global |
| DongbuHiTek | 3 | S. Korea |
| Elmos Semiconductor | 1 | Germany |
| EM Microelectronic | 1 | Switzerland |
| Entrepix | 1 | USA |
| Episil Semiconductor | 2 | Taiwan |
| Epistar | 12 | Taiwan |
| Epson | 2 | Japan |
| Everlight | 3 | China |
| Flir Systems | 1 | USA |
| Fuji Electric | 4 | Japan |
| Fujitsu | 7 | Japan |
| GCS | 1 | USA |
| General Motors | 1 | USA |
| GlobalFoundries | 10 | USA |
| Hanking Electronics | 1 | China |
| Hitachi | 3 | Japan |
| HTE Labs | 1 | USA |
| Hua Hong Semiconductor | 6 | China |
| INEX Microtechnology | 1 | UK |
| Infineon Technologies | 22 | Germany |
| Infinera | 1 | USA |
| Innovative Ion Implant | 2 | USA |
| Integrated Device Technology | 1 | USA |
| Intel | 20 | USA |
| ISRO | 1 | India |
| IXYS | 4 | USA |
| Japan Semiconductor | 2 | Japan |
| Kioxia | 13 | Japan |
| Kyocera | 2 | global |
| LG Innotek | 1 | S. Korea |
| Lite-On Optoelectronics | 8 | China |
| Macronix | 2 | Taiwan |
| Medtronic | 1 | USA |
| Microchip | 3 | USA |
| Micron | 15 | USA |
| MIMOS Semiconductor | 1 | Malaysia |
| Mirrorcle Technologies | 1 | USA |
| Mitsubishi Electric | 3 | Japan |
| Mitsumi Electric | 2 | Japan |
| Murata Manufacturing | 7 | Japan |
| nanoPHAB | 1 | Netherlands |
| Nanya | 3 | Taiwan |
| NEC | 2 | Japan |
| New Japan Radio | 5 | Japan |
| Newport Wafer | 1 | UK |
| Nexchip | 4 | China |
| Nexperia | 2 | EU |
| NHanced Semiconductors | 1 | USA |
| Nichia | 2 | Japan |
| Nuvoton | 2 | Taiwan |
| NXP Semiconductors | 8 | global |
| Oki Electric | 5 | Japan |
| Olympus | 2 | Japan |
| ON Semiconductor | 10 | USA |
| Optotech | 2 | global |
| Orbit Semiconductor | 1 | USA |
| Osram | 3 | global |
| Polar Semiconductor | 4 | Taiwan |
| PragmatIC Semiconductor | 2 | UK |
| Qorvo | 3 | USA |
| Raytheon | 1 | UK |
| Renesas | 10 | Japan |
| Rigetti Computing | 1 | USA |
| Rogue Valley Microdevices | 1 | USA |
| Rohm | 15 | Japan |
| Samsung | 14 | S. Korea |
| San'an Optoelectronics | 10 | China |
| Seiko Instruments | 3 | Japan |
| Semikron | 1 | EU |
| Shindengen Electric Manufacturing | 2 | Asia |
| Silanna | 2 | Australia |
| Silterra Malaysia | 1 | Malaysia |
| SiSemi | 2 | China |
| SK Hynix | 13 | S. Korea |
| Skorpios Technologies | 1 | USA |
| SkyWater Technology | 1 | USA |
| Skyworks Solutions | 5 | global |
| SMIC | 10 | China |
| Sony | 7 | Japan |
| STAR-C | 2 | India |
| STMicroelectronics | 9 | EU |
| SUNY Poly CNSE | 3 | USA |
| Teledyne | 2 | USA |
| Texas Instruments | 16 | USA |
| Tower Semiconductor | 7 | global |
| Tsinghua Unigroup | 3 | China |
| TSMC | 40 | Taiwan |
| UMC | 12 | Taiwan |
| United Monolithic Semiconductors | 2 | EU |
| Vanguard International Semiconductor | 3 | Taiwan |
| Voyant Photonics | 1 | USA |
| Win Semiconductor | 3 | Taiwan |
| Winbond | 2 | Taiwan |
| X-Fab | 6 | EU |
| Xiamen Jaysun Semiconductor | 1 | China |
| Xiyue Electronics Technology | 1 | China |
