AMD supply chain risk

As of 2026-09-05, AMD depends on 77 tracked suppliers headquartered in 14 countries (24 of them in Taiwan). 11 of those suppliers hold a monopoly or leader position in their own segment, led by TSMC, Arm Holdings and ASE Technology. AMD itself carries a supply-chain criticality score of 68/100, with 235 tracked companies downstream of it.

Data as of 2026-09-05 · suppliers are the curated key_supplier edges in the wafergraph dataset (researched or segment-inferred — see /methodology) · criticality is the graph-derived chokepoint score, 0–100

Dominant and single-source suppliers

  • TSMC — leader in Pure-Play Foundry, Taiwan criticality 81/100
  • Arm Holdings — leader in Semiconductor IP Licensing, United Kingdom criticality 81/100
  • ASE Technology — leader in Outsourced Assembly & Test, Taiwan criticality 81/100
  • Cadence Design Systems — leader in EDA Software, United States criticality 82/100
  • Synopsys — leader in EDA Software, United States criticality 82/100
  • Unimicron — leader in Substrates, Taiwan criticality 81/100
  • Ibiden — leader in Substrates, Japan criticality 81/100
  • eMemory Technology — leader in Semiconductor IP Licensing, Taiwan criticality 81/100
  • Samsung Electronics — leader in Integrated Device Manufacturer, South Korea criticality 81/100
  • SK hynix — leader in DRAM, South Korea criticality 81/100
  • Win Semiconductors — leader in Pure-Play Foundry, Taiwan criticality 81/100

A monopoly or leader supplier is the hardest to replace. These are the edges to watch first.

Suppliers by country

  • Taiwan — 24 suppliers (31%)
  • United States — 18 suppliers (23%)
  • China — 11 suppliers (14%)
  • South Korea — 7 suppliers (9%)
  • United Kingdom — 4 suppliers (5%)
  • Japan — 3 suppliers (4%)
  • Germany — 2 suppliers (3%)
  • Israel — 2 suppliers (3%)
  • Austria — 1 supplier (1%)
  • Malaysia — 1 supplier (1%)
  • Canada — 1 supplier (1%)
  • Czech Republic — 1 supplier (1%)
  • Spain — 1 supplier (1%)
  • Singapore — 1 supplier (1%)

All 77 tracked suppliers

Downstream exposure

  • Criticality score: 68/100
  • Companies downstream of AMD: 235
  • Tracked market cap downstream (priced companies only): $33.91T across 149 priced companies

Cite as: wafergraph, “AMD supply chain risk — 77 suppliers, single-source exposure & criticality”, https://wafergraph.com/supply-chain-risk/amd (data as of 2026-09-05).

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