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Semiconductors

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Designing and fabricating the chips inside everything.

Global size
$600B
Margin
25–55%
Growth
8% CAGR
Sector
Tech
§ Live data · World Bank Open Data

The numbers behind semiconductors in World.

Pulled live from the World Bank — switch country to compare. Data is the most recent reported year per indicator (typically lags 1–2 years).

§ Where the opportunity is

Custom silicon for AI workloads; reshoring of fabs in US/EU/Japan.

Key players
  • TSMC
  • NVIDIA
  • ASML
  • Samsung
§ Roles & pay

What the work pays inside semiconductors.

  • Chip designer$140k–$400k
  • Process engineer$110k–$220k
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