Top 10 European Semiconductor Companies 2026

Franco-Italian chipmaker generating €17.3B in revenue in 2023, specialising in microcontrollers, automotive chips, and silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors for EV drivetrains. Partners with Tesla, Renault, and Stellantis for next-generation electrification components.

German semiconductor leader generating €14.5B in revenue in FY2024, dominating automotive chips, power management ICs, and security microcontrollers. Infineon supplies 40%+ of the global automotive semiconductor market and is the world's largest supplier of power semiconductors.

Dutch fabless chipmaker with €13.2B in revenue in 2023, a global leader in automotive-grade microprocessors, secure NFC chips, and vehicle networking. NXP's i.MX applications processors power infotainment systems in 10+ million vehicles annually from Ford to BMW.

Dutch semiconductor assembly equipment maker specialising in die attach, flip chip bonding, and advanced packaging systems. Revenue of €637M in 2024 with a dominant position in hybrid bonding equipment — critical for 3D chip stacking used in AI accelerators.

Austrian-German optoelectronics and sensor company formed from the merger of ams AG and Osram in 2020. Generates ~€3.5B annually with a focus on optical sensors, LiDAR emitters, and ambient light sensors for smartphones — Apple is a key customer for Face ID components.

French engineered substrate specialist producing Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) and silicon carbide wafers used in RF chips for 5G smartphones and power electronics for EVs. Revenue of €941M in FY2024, with wafers shipped to TSMC, GlobalFoundries, and Samsung Foundry.

German silicon wafer manufacturer producing ultra-thin polished and epitaxial wafers for logic and memory chip production. Revenue of €1.5B in 2023, serving TSMC, Samsung, and Intel. Plans to build a 300mm wafer fab in Singapore with a €2B+ investment under EU Chips Act support.

German specialty analog and mixed-signal foundry operating fabrication plants in Germany, France, Malaysia, and the US. Revenue of ~€750M, serving medical, automotive, and industrial chip designers who need mature process nodes with high reliability certification.

UK-founded power management IC specialist acquired by Renesas Electronics for $4.9B in 2021. Dialog's SmartBond and power management chips were embedded in Apple's iPhones for nearly a decade, providing energy-efficient battery circuits that became an industry benchmark.

Franco-Italian chipmaker generating €17.3B in revenue in 2023, specialising in microcontrollers, automotive chips, and silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors for EV drivetrains. Partners with Tesla, Renault, and Stellantis for next-generation electrification components.

German semiconductor leader generating €14.5B in revenue in FY2024, dominating automotive chips, power management ICs, and security microcontrollers. Infineon supplies 40%+ of the global automotive semiconductor market and is the world's largest supplier of power semiconductors.

Dutch fabless chipmaker with €13.2B in revenue in 2023, a global leader in automotive-grade microprocessors, secure NFC chips, and vehicle networking. NXP's i.MX applications processors power infotainment systems in 10+ million vehicles annually from Ford to BMW.

Dutch semiconductor assembly equipment maker specialising in die attach, flip chip bonding, and advanced packaging systems. Revenue of €637M in 2024 with a dominant position in hybrid bonding equipment — critical for 3D chip stacking used in AI accelerators.

Austrian-German optoelectronics and sensor company formed from the merger of ams AG and Osram in 2020. Generates ~€3.5B annually with a focus on optical sensors, LiDAR emitters, and ambient light sensors for smartphones — Apple is a key customer for Face ID components.

French engineered substrate specialist producing Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) and silicon carbide wafers used in RF chips for 5G smartphones and power electronics for EVs. Revenue of €941M in FY2024, with wafers shipped to TSMC, GlobalFoundries, and Samsung Foundry.

German silicon wafer manufacturer producing ultra-thin polished and epitaxial wafers for logic and memory chip production. Revenue of €1.5B in 2023, serving TSMC, Samsung, and Intel. Plans to build a 300mm wafer fab in Singapore with a €2B+ investment under EU Chips Act support.

German specialty analog and mixed-signal foundry operating fabrication plants in Germany, France, Malaysia, and the US. Revenue of ~€750M, serving medical, automotive, and industrial chip designers who need mature process nodes with high reliability certification.

UK-founded power management IC specialist acquired by Renesas Electronics for $4.9B in 2021. Dialog's SmartBond and power management chips were embedded in Apple's iPhones for nearly a decade, providing energy-efficient battery circuits that became an industry benchmark.