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Resilient Semiconductor Ecosystems: Managing Technological Dependencies, Supply Risks, and Innovation Capacity

Author(s) Dr. Mohd Ambri Mohamed
Country United States
Abstract Semiconductor ecosystems support computing, telecommunications, transportation, healthcare, energy, defense, and advanced manufacturing, yet their efficiency depends on a geographically dispersed and technologically specialized value chain. Concentration in leading-edge fabrication, electronic design automation, manufacturing equipment, critical materials, intellectual property, and advanced packaging creates dependencies that can transmit localized disruptions throughout the global economy. This simulation-based study examines how different resilience strategies may affect supply continuity, recovery capability, and innovation capacity within semiconductor ecosystems. A synthetic dataset representing 250 ecosystem configurations was developed across five strategic conditions: baseline operations, buffer inventory, dual sourcing, regional diversification, and coordinated ecosystem development.
The modeled results indicated that inventory buffers provide limited short-term protection but do not substantially address structural technological dependencies. Dual sourcing produced stronger continuity and recovery benefits, while regional diversification generated further improvements by reducing geographic concentration. The coordinated ecosystem condition, combining supplier diversification, research collaboration, workforce development, shared infrastructure, and transparent risk monitoring, achieved the highest modeled scores for supply continuity, recovery capability, and innovation capacity.
However, the findings also showed that resilience cannot be equated with complete national self-sufficiency. Excessive localization may fragment knowledge networks, duplicate capital-intensive capacity, increase production costs, and weaken access to specialized global capabilities. The study proposes a strategic interdependence model in which resilience is created through selective diversification, trusted international coordination, technological capability development, and preservation of cross-border innovation networks. The results are illustrative and do not represent observations collected from actual semiconductor companies.
Keywords Semiconductor ecosystem; supply-chain resilience; technological dependency; innovation capacity; strategic interdependence; supply risk; regional diversification; industrial policy.
Field Engineering
Published In Volume 8, Issue 1, January-February 2026
Published On 2026-02-15

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