Trade IntelligenceUpdated: May 2025

Chipsets, Trade & Canada: Connecting the Dots

From innovation to geopolitics - how semiconductors became the most strategic commodity of our era, and where Canada fits in the new world order.

Global Market

$680B

2024 Revenue

Taiwan Share

63%

Advanced Logic

Canada Share

0.3%

Current Position

Window

3-5 yrs

To Act

AI Explosion Era (2023 - Present)

2023

ChatGPT drives AI chip demand surge

Global

2024

NVIDIA becomes most valuable company

USA

2024

Advanced packaging becomes bottleneck

Taiwan

2025

Rare earths = new strategic resource

Global

Canada Context: Window of opportunity: packaging, testing, rare earths

Global Semiconductor Manufacturing Share (2024)
Taiwan
63%
South Korea
18%
China
9%
USA
6%
Europe
3%
Canada
0.3%

Source: SIA, SEMI, Industry Analysis (2024)

Data Sources: Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), SEMI, World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS), US CHIPS Act documentation, EU Chips Act, Global Affairs Canada, ISED, Industry Analysis.
This analysis is for informational purposes only. Market shares and projections are estimates based on public data.