Global Chip Supply Chain Increasingly Vulnerable to Massive Disruption: Study Modern chipmaking involves more than a thousand steps and requires complex intellectual property, tools, and chemicals from around the world. By Reuters | Updated: 2 April 2021 12:04 IST The study found 50 places in the chip supply chain where one region has more than 65 percent market share Highlights Shortage idled production lines at auto factories in US, Europe, Asia Intellectual property, software, and designing chips is dominated by US A new study from a US industry group found that the global semiconductor supply chain has become increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters and geopolitical disruptions because suppliers have become more concentrated in distinct regions.