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Semiconductors

India is funding the fab, but roughly 65% of the value chain — the eight upstream streams and their chokepoints — is still imported.

98 players154 relationships21 chokepoints49% India-based
The stack

Where the value sits

Each layer and the chokepoints inside it, coloured by where India stands.

Indian capability Foreign-controlled Global / neutral
Who holds the veto

Chokepoints

Who controls each layer, and how much — ranked by concentration.

ControllerLayer / inputShareNote
Synopsyscontrols Electronic design automation (EDA) software31%~31% of the global EDA market; Big-3 control >70%.
Cadence Design Systemscontrols Electronic design automation (EDA) software30%~30% of the global EDA market; Big-3 control >70%.
Siemens EDAcontrols Electronic design automation (EDA) software13%~13% of the global EDA market; Big-3 control >70%.
Tokyo Ohka Kogyocontrols PhotoresistPart of the ~87-91% Japanese photoresist oligopoly.
ASML Holding NVcontrols Lithography systemsDominates advanced lithography; India ~99% import-dependent on litho.
KLA Corporationcontrols Metrology and inspection toolsLeading metrology/inspection supplier.
JSR Corporationcontrols PhotoresistPart of the ~87-91% Japanese photoresist oligopoly.
Shin-Etsu Chemicalcontrols PhotoresistPart of the ~87-91% Japanese photoresist oligopoly.
Fujifilmcontrols PhotoresistPart of the ~87-91% Japanese photoresist oligopoly.
Fujifilm Electronic Materialscontrols PhotoresistPart of the Japanese photoresist oligopoly (~87-91 percent combined).
The ecosystem

Players by role

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The moat

Where this pillar connects

Cross-pillar links only Techadyant can show — one graph, not five silos.