From R&D to manufacturing, the US semiconductor industry is one of the most advanced in the world. The American semiconductor ecosystem consists of developing materials and equipment for semiconductor production and research with universities across the country. Data on where all these operations take place are collected by the Semiconductor Industry Association. Mapping these locations reveals that research and manufacturing of semiconductors happens in almost every US state. Advertisement The US semiconductor industry globally With about 12% of the global production, the US is the fifth largest manufacturer of semiconductors, behind Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, and China though its share...