IQE makes epitaxial wafers (GaAs, GaN, InP).

Who are IQE's key suppliers?

IQE's tracked suppliers include AIXTRON.

Who are IQE's customers?

IQE's tracked customers include Broadcom, Skyworks Solutions, Qorvo, Lumentum Holdings, TSMC, Samsung Electronics, Intel, SK hynix, Micron Technology, SMIC, GlobalFoundries.

What part of the semiconductor supply chain is IQE in?

IQE operates in the Silicon Wafers segment, where it is a market leader.

IQE

IQE is a leader in the Materials segment of the semiconductor & AI supply chain, headquartered in CARDIFF, GB. Its key suppliers include AIXTRON. Its key customers include Broadcom, Skyworks Solutions, Qorvo.

Leading epitaxial compound-semiconductor wafer maker (GaAs, GaN, InP).

Ticker: LSE: IQE
Headquarters: CARDIFF, GB
Revenue: $132M (FY2025) · -17.6% YoY
Net income: $-50M
Operating margin: -19.6%
Market position: leader
Value-chain segment: Silicon Wafers
Key products: epitaxial wafers (GaAs, GaN, InP)

About IQE

IQE, headquartered in United Kingdom, operates in the Silicon Wafers segment of the semiconductor & AI supply chain and is positioned as a market leader there. Its key products include epitaxial wafers (GaAs, GaN, InP). wafergraph maps 1 tracked supplier and 11 tracked customers for IQE across the value chain. It has a supply-chain criticality score of 81/100, with 236 companies downstream of it.

IQE PLC is a British semiconductor company founded 1988 in Cardiff, Wales, which manufactures advanced epitaxial wafers.

Role in the chain

IQE is a market leader in Materials (Silicon Wafers), headquartered in United Kingdom. Leading epitaxial compound-semiconductor wafer maker (GaAs, GaN, InP).

Diligence questions

The dataset records 1 tracked supplier for IQE. Which of those edges are researched (named in a filing or primary source) versus segment-inferred, and what happens if one of them stops shipping?
1 of IQE's tracked suppliers are a monopoly or leader (including AIXTRON). Which of those are actually single-source for the process step you care about?
The dataset names 11 tracked customers for IQE. How concentrated is demand among those names, and which of them have a documented second source in this graph?
IQE is positioned as a leader in Materials. How replaceable is this vendor on the process step you are buying?
IQE is headquartered in United Kingdom. What jurisdiction, export-control or logistics risk sits at that HQ, versus at the fabs or plants the filings actually name?
IQE trades as LSE:IQE. What does the latest reported period say about capacity and backlog versus the graph position above?

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