Hard/Critical Technology/Semiconductors & Advanced Computing

Semiconductor Design & EDA

The capacity to design leading-edge semiconductors and to command the design layer itself, electronic design automation, intellectual-property cores and verification, on which all design depends.
pending/cap/semiconductor-design-eda
World mean
3.0
of 20 · median 1.0
Range
0–20
middle half 0.0–4.0
Panel SD
±0.52
round 1 ±0.77 — the honest estimate
Leader
20
United States

Indicators

The measures seeded for this capability in the framework. They are candidate indicators: no cell in the index has a source document attached to it yet.

Band spread across 197 nations

Frontier 3
Advanced 7
Established 6
Transitional 8
Foundational 15
Nascent 24
Inception 134

All 197 nations

Best first. The score is the mean of the four adjudicators' round-3 integers, rounded to the nearest integer; ±SD is their spread on that cell. Where the spread is three points or more, read the number as a band rather than a value.

#NationRegionScoreBandPanel SD
1 🇺🇸United States Americas 20 Frontier ±0.00
2 🇹🇼Taiwan Asia Pacific 18 Frontier ±0.83
3 🇬🇧United Kingdom Europe 18 Frontier ±0.50
4 🇩🇪Germany Europe 17 Advanced ±0.00
5 🇮🇱Israel Middle East 17 Advanced ±0.43
6 🇯🇵Japan Asia Pacific 17 Advanced ±0.83
7 🇰🇷South Korea Asia Pacific 17 Advanced ±0.43
8 🇨🇳China Asia Pacific 16 Advanced ±0.00
9 🇫🇷France Europe 16 Advanced ±0.00
10 🇳🇱Netherlands Europe 15 Advanced ±0.00
11 🇨🇦Canada Americas 14 Established ±0.43
12 🇮🇳India Asia Pacific 14 Established ±0.43
13 🇸🇬Singapore Asia Pacific 14 Established ±0.43
14 🇮🇹Italy Europe 13 Established ±0.50
15 🇨🇭Switzerland Europe 13 Established ±0.43
16 🇧🇪Belgium Europe 12 Established ±1.73
17 🇦🇹Austria Europe 11 Transitional ±1.50
18 🇫🇮Finland Europe 11 Transitional ±2.77
19 🇮🇪Ireland Europe 11 Transitional ±1.64
20 🇸🇪Sweden Europe 11 Transitional ±2.49
21 🇦🇺Australia Asia Pacific 10 Transitional ±1.50
22 🇳🇴Norway Europe 10 Transitional ±1.09
23 🇷🇺Russia Europe 9 Transitional ±1.30
24 🇪🇸Spain Europe 9 Transitional ±1.30
25 🇧🇷Brazil Americas 8 Foundational ±0.87
26 🇨🇿Czechia Europe 8 Foundational ±1.64
27 🇩🇰Denmark Europe 8 Foundational ±2.28
28 🇲🇾Malaysia Asia Pacific 8 Foundational ±1.30
29 🇵🇱Poland Europe 8 Foundational ±1.30
30 🇹🇷Türkiye Middle East 8 Foundational ±0.87
31 🇬🇷Greece Europe 7 Foundational ±1.50
32 🇲🇽Mexico Americas 7 Foundational ±0.43
33 🇵🇹Portugal Europe 7 Foundational ±0.71
34 🇷🇴Romania Europe 7 Foundational ±0.83
35 🇻🇳Vietnam Asia Pacific 7 Foundational ±0.87
36 🇦🇲Armenia Middle East 6 Foundational ±0.83
37 🇭🇺Hungary Europe 6 Foundational ±1.30
38 🇵🇭Philippines Asia Pacific 6 Foundational ±1.50
39 🇿🇦South Africa Africa 6 Foundational ±0.00
40 🇧🇾Belarus Europe 5 Nascent ±1.50
41 🇧🇬Bulgaria Europe 5 Nascent ±0.71
42 🇪🇬Egypt Africa 5 Nascent ±0.43
43 🇮🇷Iran Asia Pacific 5 Nascent ±1.09
44 🇷🇸Serbia Europe 5 Nascent ±1.50
45 🇹🇭Thailand Asia Pacific 5 Nascent ±1.30
46 🇺🇦Ukraine Europe 5 Nascent ±1.23
47 🇪🇪Estonia Europe 4 Nascent ±1.73
48 🇮🇩Indonesia Asia Pacific 4 Nascent ±1.23
49 🇱🇹Lithuania Europe 4 Nascent ±1.12
50 🇳🇿New Zealand Asia Pacific 4 Nascent ±1.64
51 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia Middle East 4 Nascent ±0.87
52 🇸🇰Slovakia Europe 4 Nascent ±1.09
53 🇸🇮Slovenia Europe 4 Nascent ±1.48
54 🇹🇳Tunisia Africa 4 Nascent ±0.50
55 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates Middle East 4 Nascent ±1.23
56 🇦🇷Argentina Americas 3 Nascent ±0.83
57 🇧🇩Bangladesh Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±1.23
58 🇨🇷Costa Rica Americas 3 Nascent ±1.50
59 🇭🇷Croatia Europe 3 Nascent ±1.12
60 🇱🇻Latvia Europe 3 Nascent ±1.09
61 🇲🇦Morocco Africa 3 Nascent ±0.50
62 🇰🇵North Korea Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±1.87
63 🇵🇰Pakistan Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±1.09
64 🇨🇾Cyprus Middle East 2 Inception ±0.83
65 🇮🇸Iceland Europe 2 Inception ±1.12
66 🇱🇺Luxembourg Europe 2 Inception ±0.71
67 🇲🇹Malta Europe 2 Inception ±1.09
68 🇳🇬Nigeria Africa 2 Inception ±0.43
69 🇱🇰Sri Lanka Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.83
70 🇦🇱Albania Europe 1 Inception ±0.50
71 🇩🇿Algeria Africa 1 Inception ±0.00
72 🇦🇿Azerbaijan Middle East 1 Inception ±0.43
73 🇧🇭Bahrain Middle East 1 Inception ±0.43
74 🇧🇴Bolivia Americas 1 Inception ±0.50
75 🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina Europe 1 Inception ±0.83
76 🇨🇱Chile Americas 1 Inception ±0.83
77 🇨🇴Colombia Americas 1 Inception ±0.83
78 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
79 🇨🇺Cuba Americas 1 Inception ±0.83
80 🇩🇴Dominican Republic Americas 1 Inception ±0.71
81 🇪🇨Ecuador Americas 1 Inception ±0.71
82 🇸🇻El Salvador Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
83 🇪🇹Ethiopia Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
84 🇬🇪Georgia Middle East 1 Inception ±0.71
85 🇬🇭Ghana Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
86 🇬🇹Guatemala Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
87 🇭🇳Honduras Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
88 🇮🇶Iraq Middle East 1 Inception ±0.50
89 🇯🇲Jamaica Americas 1 Inception ±0.50
90 🇯🇴Jordan Middle East 1 Inception ±0.83
91 🇰🇿Kazakhstan Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.83
92 🇰🇪Kenya Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
93 🇰🇼Kuwait Middle East 1 Inception ±0.43
94 🇱🇧Lebanon Middle East 1 Inception ±0.83
95 🇱🇮Liechtenstein Europe 1 Inception ±0.50
96 🇲🇺Mauritius Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
97 🇲🇩Moldova Europe 1 Inception ±0.43
98 🇲🇪Montenegro Europe 1 Inception ±0.83
99 🇳🇵Nepal Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.50
100 🇲🇰North Macedonia Europe 1 Inception ±0.83
101 🇴🇲Oman Middle East 1 Inception ±0.43
102 🇵🇦Panama Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
103 🇵🇾Paraguay Americas 1 Inception ±0.50
104 🇵🇪Peru Americas 1 Inception ±0.83
105 🇶🇦Qatar Middle East 1 Inception ±0.71
106 🇷🇼Rwanda Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
107 🇸🇳Senegal Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
108 🇹🇿Tanzania Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
109 🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago Americas 1 Inception ±0.50
110 🇺🇬Uganda Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
111 🇺🇾Uruguay Americas 1 Inception ±0.83
112 🇺🇿Uzbekistan Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.50
113 🇻🇪Venezuela Americas 1 Inception ±0.50
114 🇿🇼Zimbabwe Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
115 🇦🇫Afghanistan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
116 🇦🇩Andorra Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
117 🇦🇴Angola Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
118 🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
119 🇧🇸Bahamas Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
120 🇧🇧Barbados Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
121 🇧🇿Belize Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
122 🇧🇯Benin Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
123 🇧🇹Bhutan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
124 🇧🇼Botswana Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
125 🇧🇳Brunei Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
126 🇧🇫Burkina Faso Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
127 🇧🇮Burundi Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
128 🇨🇻Cabo Verde Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
129 🇰🇭Cambodia Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.43
130 🇨🇲Cameroon Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
131 🇨🇫Central African Rep. Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
132 🇹🇩Chad Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
133 🇰🇲Comoros Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
134 🇨🇬Congo Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
135 🇩🇯Djibouti Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
136 🇩🇲Dominica Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
137 🇨🇩DR Congo Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
138 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
139 🇪🇷Eritrea Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
140 🇸🇿Eswatini Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
141 🇫🇯Fiji Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
142 🇬🇦Gabon Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
143 🇬🇲Gambia Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
144 🇬🇩Grenada Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
145 🇬🇳Guinea Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
146 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
147 🇬🇾Guyana Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
148 🇭🇹Haiti Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
149 🇻🇦Holy See Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
150 🇰🇮Kiribati Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
151 🇽🇰Kosovo Europe 0 Inception ±0.43
152 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.43
153 🇱🇦Laos Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
154 🇱🇸Lesotho Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
155 🇱🇷Liberia Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
156 🇱🇾Libya Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
157 🇲🇬Madagascar Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
158 🇲🇼Malawi Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
159 🇲🇻Maldives Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
160 🇲🇱Mali Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
161 🇲🇭Marshall Islands Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
162 🇲🇷Mauritania Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
163 🇫🇲Micronesia Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
164 🇲🇨Monaco Europe 0 Inception ±0.43
165 🇲🇳Mongolia Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.43
166 🇲🇿Mozambique Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
167 🇲🇲Myanmar Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.43
168 🇳🇦Namibia Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
169 🇳🇷Nauru Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
170 🇳🇮Nicaragua Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
171 🇳🇪Niger Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
172 🇵🇼Palau Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
173 🇵🇸Palestine Middle East 0 Inception ±0.43
174 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
175 🇰🇳Saint Kitts & Nevis Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
176 🇱🇨Saint Lucia Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
177 🇻🇨Saint Vincent & Grenadines Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
178 🇼🇸Samoa Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
179 🇸🇲San Marino Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
180 🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
181 🇸🇨Seychelles Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
182 🇸🇱Sierra Leone Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
183 🇸🇧Solomon Islands Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
184 🇸🇴Somalia Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
185 🇸🇸South Sudan Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
186 🇸🇩Sudan Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
187 🇸🇷Suriname Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
188 🇸🇾Syria Middle East 0 Inception ±0.00
189 🇹🇯Tajikistan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
190 🇹🇱Timor-Leste Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
191 🇹🇬Togo Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
192 🇹🇴Tonga Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
193 🇹🇲Turkmenistan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
194 🇹🇻Tuvalu Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
195 🇻🇺Vanuatu Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
196 🇾🇪Yemen Middle East 0 Inception ±0.00
197 🇿🇲Zambia Africa 0 Inception ±0.43

Others in Semiconductors & Advanced Computing

CapabilityWorld meanRangeLeader
Advanced Semiconductor Fabrication1.80–20Taiwan
Semiconductor Equipment & Materials1.90–20Japan, Netherlands, United States
Advanced Packaging & Heterogeneous Integration2.10–20Taiwan
Compound & Power Semiconductors2.40–20United States
High-Performance & AI Computing3.50–20United States