The AI server industry chain
The AI server supply chain, upstream to downstream, in seventeen stages. Every company below is placed by a verbatim sentence from an SEC filing — its own words where it files with the SEC, or, for the marked non-filers, the words of a counterparty that names it. Click a stage in the diagram to preview who sits there, or scroll: the full directory follows below.
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1 · Materials · 3 companies
Advanced materials and chemicals for semiconductor processes and substrates.
Materials companies supply the ultra-pure chemicals, gases, and substrates that wafers are built from and processed with. They sit at the very top of the chain: every fab consumes engineered materials continuously, wafer by wafer. Demand scales with wafer volume and process complexity — each additional manufacturing step adds another material consumed.
“We are a global leader in SiC substrates for power electronics that improve the energy efficiency of electric and hybrid-electric vehicles.”
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“We are a global leader in SiC substrates for power electronics that improve the energy efficiency of electric and hybrid-electric vehicles.”
“The Company is a leading supplier of critical advanced materials and process solutions for the semiconductor and other high-technology indus…”
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“The Company is a leading supplier of critical advanced materials and process solutions for the semiconductor and other high-technology industries.”
“The principal makers for our wafers are Shin-Etsu, GlobalWafers, Sumco Group and Soitec.”
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“The principal makers for our wafers are Shin-Etsu, GlobalWafers, Sumco Group and Soitec.”
2 · Equipment · 9 companies
Machines and systems used to manufacture, inspect, and test semiconductors.
Equipment makers build the machines that pattern, deposit, etch, inspect, and test chips — including the lithography systems that print circuit features onto wafers. Fabs are essentially collections of these machines; building a new fab is, in large part, placing equipment orders. Demand follows fab construction and process-node transitions, because each new generation of chipmaking needs new generations of tools.
“Advantest Corporation, a leading semiconductor test equipment supplier, will join Applied’s EPIC platform as an innovation partner to streng…”
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“Advantest Corporation, a leading semiconductor test equipment supplier, will join Applied’s EPIC platform as an innovation partner to strengthen the links between front-end manufacturing technologies and back-end testing of chips and packages, helping chipmakers bring new designs to market faster.”— Applied Materials 8-K, filed 2026-05-14 · View source filing ↗ · All relationships → · On the map →
“Applied Materials, Inc. is the leader in the materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every semiconductor in the world.”
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“Applied Materials, Inc. is the leader in the materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every semiconductor in the world.”— Applied Materials 10-K, filed 2025-12-12 · View source filing ↗ · All relationships → · On the map →
“ASML is currently the world’s only manufacturer of EUV lithography systems.”
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“ASML is currently the world’s only manufacturer of EUV lithography systems.”
“FormFactor, Inc. is a leading provider of electrical and optical test and measurement technologies along the full semiconductor product life…”
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“FormFactor, Inc. is a leading provider of electrical and optical test and measurement technologies along the full semiconductor product lifecycle - from characterization, modeling, reliability, and design de-bug, to qualification and production test.”
“We are a leading supplier of process control and yield management solutions and services for the semiconductor and related electronics indus…”
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“We are a leading supplier of process control and yield management solutions and services for the semiconductor and related electronics industries.”
“We are a global supplier of innovative wafer fabrication equipment and services to the semiconductor industry.”
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“We are a global supplier of innovative wafer fabrication equipment and services to the semiconductor industry.”
“Probe card vendors such as Japan Electronic Materials Corporation, Micronics Japan Co., and Technoprobe offer probe cards built using simila…”
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“Probe card vendors such as Japan Electronic Materials Corporation, Micronics Japan Co., and Technoprobe offer probe cards built using similar types of MEMS technology as we do.”
“We are a leading global provider of automated test equipment and robotics products.”
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“We are a leading global provider of automated test equipment and robotics products.”
“In the etch market, our primary competitors are Applied Materials, Inc.; Hitachi, Ltd.; and Tokyo Electron, Ltd., and our primary competitor…”
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“In the etch market, our primary competitors are Applied Materials, Inc.; Hitachi, Ltd.; and Tokyo Electron, Ltd., and our primary competitors in the wet clean market are Screen Holding Co., Ltd.; Semes Co., Ltd.; and Tokyo Electron, Ltd.”
3 · EDA & IP · 3 companies
Chip-design software and licensable design IP.
EDA and IP companies sell the design software chips are built in, and pre-designed circuit blocks that chipmakers license instead of reinventing. Every chip in this chain passed through design tools before any wafer was printed — this stage sits upstream of design itself. Their role grows with chip complexity: the more transistors and functions a design integrates, the more it depends on automated tools and proven, licensable blocks.
“We believe that our compute platform, including our architecture, CPU designs, and accelerator and related IP, is the leading independent pr…”
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“We believe that our compute platform, including our architecture, CPU designs, and accelerator and related IP, is the leading independent processor technology licensable to other companies.”
“Cadence® is a global technology leader that develops computational, AI-driven software, accelerated hardware, and silicon intellectual prope…”
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“Cadence® is a global technology leader that develops computational, AI-driven software, accelerated hardware, and silicon intellectual property (“IP”) products and solutions.”
“We are a leading provider of high-quality, silicon-proven IP solutions for system-on-chips (SoCs).”
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“We are a leading provider of high-quality, silicon-proven IP solutions for system-on-chips (SoCs).”
4 · Chip design (fabless) · 12 companies
Designs chips and outsources their manufacturing.
Fabless companies design chips and hand the manufacturing to outside foundries. They are the chain's product definers: what a fab prints, an OSAT packages, and a server integrates usually starts as a fabless design. The model exists because leading-edge fabs cost billions to build — separating design from manufacturing lets design teams compete without owning a fab.
“Announced partnership with high-performance ASIC leader, Alchip Technologies, to advance the silicon ecosystem for AI rack-scale infrastruct…”
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“Announced partnership with high-performance ASIC leader, Alchip Technologies, to advance the silicon ecosystem for AI rack-scale infrastructure through the seamless integration of purpose-built compute and connectivity solutions.”
“We are a designer, developer and global supplier of a broad portfolio of power semiconductors.”
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“We are a designer, developer and global supplier of a broad portfolio of power semiconductors.”
“We utilize third-party wafer foundries to fabricate the silicon wafers for all of our products.”
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“We utilize third-party wafer foundries to fabricate the silicon wafers for all of our products.”
“We use a fabless manufacturing model and partner with TSMC to fabricate all of our ICs.”
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“We use a fabless manufacturing model and partner with TSMC to fabricate all of our ICs.”
“We are a global technology leader that designs, develops and supplies a broad range of semiconductor and semiconductor-based solutions and i…”
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“We are a global technology leader that designs, develops and supplies a broad range of semiconductor and semiconductor-based solutions and infrastructure software solutions.”
“We utilize a fabless business model, working with a network of third parties to manufacture, assemble and test our connectivity products.”
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“We utilize a fabless business model, working with a network of third parties to manufacture, assemble and test our connectivity products.”
“In January 2003, we acquired a 52.0% equity interest in GUC, a SoC design service company that provides large scale SoC implementation servi…”
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“In January 2003, we acquired a 52.0% equity interest in GUC, a SoC design service company that provides large scale SoC implementation services.”
“We are a fabless supplier of high-performance semiconductor products with core strengths in developing and scaling complex System-on-a-Chip…”
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“We are a fabless supplier of high-performance semiconductor products with core strengths in developing and scaling complex System-on-a-Chip architectures, integrating analog, mixed-signal and digital signal processing functionality.”
“Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. is a fabless global company that provides high-performance, semiconductor-based power electronics solutions.”
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“Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. is a fabless global company that provides high-performance, semiconductor-based power electronics solutions.”— Monolithic Power 10-K, filed 2026-02-27 · View source filing ↗ · All relationships → · On the map →
“We utilize a fabless and contracting manufacturing strategy, whereby we employ and partner with key suppliers for all phases of the manufact…”
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“We utilize a fabless and contracting manufacturing strategy, whereby we employ and partner with key suppliers for all phases of the manufacturing process, including wafer fabrication, assembly, testing, and packaging.”
“We are the leader in the development of controllers for flash memory and provide comprehensive technology solutions.”
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“We are the leader in the development of controllers for flash memory and provide comprehensive technology solutions.”— Phison TWSE annual report, filed 2026-05-27 · View source filing ↗ · All relationships → · On the map →
5 · IDM · 1 companies
Chip companies that design and manufacture their own products.
An IDM designs its chips and manufactures them in its own fabs. It spans several chain stages inside one company — design, fabrication, and often packaging and test under one roof. The integrated model persists where owning the process is itself the advantage: product and manufacturing can be tuned together rather than negotiated across company lines.
“We are a global designer and manufacturer of semiconductor products.”
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“We are a global designer and manufacturer of semiconductor products.”
6 · Foundry · 5 companies
Manufactures wafers for other companies.
A foundry manufactures wafers for other companies and sells no chips of its own brand. It is the chain's shared factory floor: fabless designers, and even some IDMs, hand their designs here to be made. Concentration is structural — each successive process node costs more to develop and build, so ever fewer companies can offer the leading edge.
“We are the only scaled foundry with a global manufacturing footprint spanning the United States, Europe, and Asia operating for more than a…”
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“We are the only scaled foundry with a global manufacturing footprint spanning the United States, Europe, and Asia operating for more than a decade.”— GlobalFoundries 20-F, filed 2026-02-27 · View source filing ↗ · All relationships → · On the map →
“Announced partnership with Powerchip for manufacturing best-in-class 200mm (8”) 180nm GaN to support plans for higher levels of integration,…”
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“Announced partnership with Powerchip for manufacturing best-in-class 200mm (8”) 180nm GaN to support plans for higher levels of integration, with expected lower costs and greater capacity, including to support our roadmap and growth goals for AI data centers.”
“We utilize foundries, such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, or TSMC, and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., or Samsung, to…”
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“We utilize foundries, such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, or TSMC, and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., or Samsung, to produce our semiconductor wafers.”
“TSMC is a dedicated foundry in the semiconductor industry which engages mainly in the manufacturing, sales, packaging, testing and computer-…”
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“TSMC is a dedicated foundry in the semiconductor industry which engages mainly in the manufacturing, sales, packaging, testing and computer-aided design of integrated circuits and other semiconductor devices and the manufacturing of masks.”
“We are one of the world’s largest independent semiconductor foundries and a leader in semiconductor manufacturing process technologies.”
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“We are one of the world’s largest independent semiconductor foundries and a leader in semiconductor manufacturing process technologies.”
7 · Memory & storage · 5 companies
Makers of memory and storage components and devices.
Memory and storage companies make the chips and devices that hold data — DRAM, NAND flash, and the drives built from them. They run their own fabs and sit beside logic in every system: a processor computes, memory feeds it. The structural driver is data itself: more computing means more bytes to store and move, and high-bandwidth memory is packaged ever closer to the processor.
“We are an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions transforming how the world uses information to enrich life for all”
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“We are an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions transforming how the world uses information to enrich life for all”
“There are diversified applications and many product specs in the DRAM market, and our company is identified as a key supplier in the global…”
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“There are diversified applications and many product specs in the DRAM market, and our company is identified as a key supplier in the global memory market.”— Nanya TWSE annual report, filed 2026-05-21 · View source filing ↗ · All relationships → · On the map →
“We purchase memory from SK Hynix Inc., Micron Technology, Inc., and Samsung.”
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“We purchase memory from SK Hynix Inc., Micron Technology, Inc., and Samsung.”
“We purchase memory from SK Hynix Inc., Micron Technology, Inc., and Samsung.”
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“We purchase memory from SK Hynix Inc., Micron Technology, Inc., and Samsung.”
“In our memory business, our world-leading NOR Flash business has expanded its product lineup with 45nm process technology, and our 24nm SLC…”
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“In our memory business, our world-leading NOR Flash business has expanded its product lineup with 45nm process technology, and our 24nm SLC NAND Flash products have entered mass production.”— Winbond TWSE annual report, filed 2026-05-29 · View source filing ↗ · All relationships → · On the map →
8 · OSAT · 4 companies
Outsourced semiconductor assembly and test services.
OSATs package bare dies into finished chips and test them, as an outsourced service. They are the chain's back end: after a foundry makes a wafer, an OSAT cuts, connects, encloses, and verifies it. Combining multiple dies in one advanced package is one of the main ways chips gain performance, which moves ever more engineering into this stage.
“Amkor is the world’s largest U.S. headquartered outsourced semiconductor assembly and test service provider (“OSAT”) and is a global leader…”
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“Amkor is the world’s largest U.S. headquartered outsourced semiconductor assembly and test service provider (“OSAT”) and is a global leader in outsourced semiconductor packaging and test services.”
“ASEH is a leading provider of semiconductor manufacturing services in assembly and testing.”
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“ASEH is a leading provider of semiconductor manufacturing services in assembly and testing.”
“The ATMP JVs, Siliconware Precision Industries Ltd. (SPIL) and King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) provide ATMP services for our products.”
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“The ATMP JVs, Siliconware Precision Industries Ltd. (SPIL) and King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) provide ATMP services for our products.”
“We outsource assembly and test services to leading assembly and test service providers, including Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd.…”
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“We outsource assembly and test services to leading assembly and test service providers, including Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd., or Siliconware, and Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc. in Taiwan.”
9 · Components & modules · 4 companies
Discrete and passive components and optical and power modules.
Component makers supply the discrete semiconductors, passive parts, and optical and power modules that surround the main processors. No system is only its biggest chips: power must be converted and delivered, signals filtered, light transmitted — this stage provides those parts. Component counts rise with system complexity; a single server board carries thousands of them.
“We are a global technology leader in optical communications, providing materials, subcomponents, components, modules, subsystems, and system…”
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“We are a global technology leader in optical communications, providing materials, subcomponents, components, modules, subsystems, and systems to optical component and module manufacturers, networking equipment manufacturers, datacenter operators, enterprises, and telecom service providers.”
“We are a leading provider of optical and photonic products and are recognized as an industry leader based on revenue and market share.”
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“We are a leading provider of optical and photonic products and are recognized as an industry leader based on revenue and market share.”
“These wide bandgap technologies are designed and manufactured by onsemi and supplied to customers in multiple forms, including bare die, pac…”
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“These wide bandgap technologies are designed and manufactured by onsemi and supplied to customers in multiple forms, including bare die, packaged discrete products, and complete power modules.”
“Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (“Vishay,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) manufactures one of the world’s largest portfolios of discrete…”
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“Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (“Vishay,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) manufactures one of the world’s largest portfolios of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components that support innovative designs in the automotive, industrial, computing, consumer, telecommunications, military, aerospace, and healthcare markets.”
10 · Substrates & PCB · 3 companies
IC package substrates, printed circuit boards, and leadframes that chips are mounted on and wired through. Package substrates such as ABF also feed the assembly and test stage — the chain is a directory, not a strict line.
Substrate and PCB makers build what chips are mounted on and wired through: the package substrates that carry a bare die inside its package, the printed circuit boards that carry finished chips in a system, and leadframes. Their place in the chain is double: package substrates such as ABF feed the assembly and test stage, while circuit boards feed system assembly — this stage sits beside the chain's back end, not strictly after it. Each generation of larger, denser chip packages asks more of the substrate — more wiring layers in less space — so advanced substrates are engineered products made by a small number of suppliers.
“Our company is positioned in the sector of “Circuit board”. Upstream suppliers include Epoxy CCL (Copper Clad Laminate), copper foil, and va…”
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“Our company is positioned in the sector of “Circuit board”. Upstream suppliers include Epoxy CCL (Copper Clad Laminate), copper foil, and various specialty chemicals suppliers. Downstream clients include IC packaging industry, and electronic product assembly EMS companies.”— Kinsus TWSE annual report, filed 2026-05-27 · View source filing ↗
“The Company focused on the high-end IC substrate market, collaborating closely with customers to launch next-generation high-value products,…”
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“The Company focused on the high-end IC substrate market, collaborating closely with customers to launch next-generation high-value products, such as substrates for advanced servers, 800G switches, and AI PC central processing units (CPUs), further optimizing the product mix.”— Nan Ya PCB TWSE annual report, filed 2026-05-14 · View source filing ↗
“Raw materials such as IC substrates are prone to supply shortages since such materials are produced by a limited number of suppliers, such a…”
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“Raw materials such as IC substrates are prone to supply shortages since such materials are produced by a limited number of suppliers, such as Kinsus Interconnect Technology Corporation, Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board Corporation, and Unimicron Technology Corporation.”
11 · Thermal & cooling · 4 companies
Thermal management hardware for chips and systems — heat sinks, fans, heat pipes, vapor chambers, cold plates, and liquid-cooling modules and systems.
Thermal and cooling companies build the hardware that removes heat from chips and systems — heat sinks, fans, heat pipes, vapor chambers, cold plates, and complete liquid-cooling loops. They sit beside system assembly: every server that ships carries a thermal solution sized to the chips inside it. The denser the computing inside a rack, the more heat must leave it — high-power processors push cooling from air toward liquid, and the thermal design becomes part of the system itself.
“AVC is one of the few thermal solution providers with integrated capabilities in thermal solutions, system integration, and chassis/cabinet…”
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“AVC is one of the few thermal solution providers with integrated capabilities in thermal solutions, system integration, and chassis/cabinet manufacturing.”— Asia Vital Components TWSE annual report, filed 2026-06-02 · View source filing ↗
“In the liquid cooling market, the Company serves as a system solution provider, while in the air cooling market, it operates as a thermal mo…”
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“In the liquid cooling market, the Company serves as a system solution provider, while in the air cooling market, it operates as a thermal module manufacturer, and is classified within the electronic components industry.”— Auras Technology TWSE annual report, filed 2026-05-21 · View source filing ↗
“The Company’s Thermal Heat Spreader products feature excellent thermal conductivity and heat dissipation performance, effectively meeting th…”
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“The Company’s Thermal Heat Spreader products feature excellent thermal conductivity and heat dissipation performance, effectively meeting the cooling requirements of high-power applications such as data centers, supercomputers, and big data computing.”— Jentech Precision TWSE annual report, filed 2026-05-29 · View source filing ↗
“As a global leading thermal solution provider, Sunonwealth provides diversified and professional thermal products and services.”
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“As a global leading thermal solution provider, Sunonwealth provides diversified and professional thermal products and services.”— Sunonwealth TWSE annual report, filed 2026-05-25 · View source filing ↗
12 · Server power · 2 companies
Server and data-center power supply and power management — power supply units, power shelves, and power modules.
Server-power companies build the power supply units, power shelves, and power modules that convert incoming electricity into the regulated voltages boards and chips can use. They sit beside system assembly: every server and every rack ships with a power chain sized to the hardware inside it. The structural driver is power density — the more computing packed into a rack, the more electricity must be converted, delivered, and managed within the same physical space.
“A key offering is the 19-inch 90kW DC/DC server power shelf, which steps down 800VDC supplied from copper busbars to 50VDC or 48VDC.”
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“A key offering is the 19-inch 90kW DC/DC server power shelf, which steps down 800VDC supplied from copper busbars to 50VDC or 48VDC.”— Delta Electronics TWSE annual report, filed 2026-05-28 · View source filing ↗ · All relationships → · On the map →
“LITEON provides high-end server power management systems for large data center clients.”
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“LITEON provides high-end server power management systems for large data center clients.”— Lite-On Technology TWSE annual report, filed 2026-05-20 · View source filing ↗
13 · Connectors & cabling · 2 companies
Electronic connectors, wire harnesses, cables, and interconnect modules.
Connector and cabling companies make the connectors, wire harnesses, and cables that carry power and signals between boards, modules, and machines. They are the chain's joints: every board-to-board link and every rack-to-rack run passes through an interconnect made at this stage. Interconnect counts rise with system complexity — faster signals and denser systems demand more, and more precisely engineered, connections.
“It is a leading global provider of interconnect solutions, specializing in highly reliable, customized wire harnesses, connectors, cables, a…”
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“It is a leading global provider of interconnect solutions, specializing in highly reliable, customized wire harnesses, connectors, cables, and system integration services.”— Bizlink Technology TWSE annual report, filed 2026-05-29 · View source filing ↗ · All relationships → · On the map →
“The Company is mainly engaged in the research and development, production and sales of electronic connectors.”
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“The Company is mainly engaged in the research and development, production and sales of electronic connectors.”— Lotes TWSE annual report, filed 2026-06-12 · View source filing ↗
14 · Chassis & rails · 2 companies
Server chassis, rack mechanical parts, and rail kits.
Chassis and rail companies build the enclosures, rack mechanical parts, and sliding rail kits that servers are housed in and mounted with. They give the chain its physical frame: boards need a chassis, and a chassis needs rails to slide into a rack. Demand follows server unit volume and form-factor change — denser racks and heavier machines ask more of the mechanical design.
“Chenbro is committed to providing highly compatible and deeply customized mechanical solutions, including server chassis and customized rack…”
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“Chenbro is committed to providing highly compatible and deeply customized mechanical solutions, including server chassis and customized rack components.”— Chenbro Micom TWSE annual report, filed 2026-05-29 · View source filing ↗
“(1) Research, design, manufacture and distribute Rail Kits and server Rail Kits”
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“(1) Research, design, manufacture and distribute Rail Kits and server Rail Kits”— King Slide TWSE annual report, filed 2026-06-30 · View source filing ↗
15 · EMS / ODM · 7 companies
Manufacturing services that build systems and modules for brand-name companies.
EMS and ODM companies manufacture complete systems and modules for brand-name customers. They turn the chain's components into finished machines — boards assembled, racks built, volume delivered. The model concentrates manufacturing scale: brands design and sell, while a small set of contract manufacturers builds for many of them at once.
“Our ODM customers include Compal Electronics, Inc., Foxconn, Quanta Computer Incorporated, Wistron Corporation and Delta Electronics.”
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“Our ODM customers include Compal Electronics, Inc., Foxconn, Quanta Computer Incorporated, Wistron Corporation and Delta Electronics.”
“We provide advanced optical packaging and precision optical, electro-mechanical and electronic manufacturing services to original equipment…”
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“We provide advanced optical packaging and precision optical, electro-mechanical and electronic manufacturing services to original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) of complex products such as optical communication components, modules and sub-systems, industrial lasers, automotive components, medical devices and sensors.”
“Our ODM customers include Compal Electronics, Inc., Foxconn, Quanta Computer Incorporated, Wistron Corporation and Delta Electronics.”
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“Our ODM customers include Compal Electronics, Inc., Foxconn, Quanta Computer Incorporated, Wistron Corporation and Delta Electronics.”
“The main businesses of Inventec are the research and development, manufacturing, and sales of notebook computers, servers, and communication…”
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“The main businesses of Inventec are the research and development, manufacturing, and sales of notebook computers, servers, and communication products.”— Inventec TWSE annual report, filed 2026-05-27 · View source filing ↗
“Our ODM customers include Compal Electronics, Inc., Foxconn, Quanta Computer Incorporated, Wistron Corporation and Delta Electronics.”
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“Our ODM customers include Compal Electronics, Inc., Foxconn, Quanta Computer Incorporated, Wistron Corporation and Delta Electronics.”
“Our ODM customers include Compal Electronics, Inc., Foxconn, Quanta Computer Incorporated, Wistron Corporation and Delta Electronics.”
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“Our ODM customers include Compal Electronics, Inc., Foxconn, Quanta Computer Incorporated, Wistron Corporation and Delta Electronics.”
“We believe our principal competitors include: • global technology vendors, such as Cisco, Dell, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, and Lenovo; and…”
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“We believe our principal competitors include: • global technology vendors, such as Cisco, Dell, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, and Lenovo; and • ODMs, such as Foxconn, Quanta Computer, and Wiwynn Corporation.”
16 · Distribution · 0 companies
Authorized distribution of electronic components and solutions.
Distributors are the authorized middle layer that stocks components and resells them to electronics makers. They aggregate: thousands of buyers cannot each hold direct accounts with every chipmaker, so distributors carry inventory, financing, and logistics in between. The structural role grows with fragmentation — the longer the tail of components and customers, the more the chain needs an aggregation layer.
No companies in this pilot chain yet. A company appears here only with a filing quote stating its position — until then this stage stays honestly empty.
17 · Systems & cloud infrastructure · 4 companies
Branded systems, networking equipment, and cloud and AI infrastructure.
Systems and cloud-infrastructure companies sell the finished layer: branded servers, networking equipment, and the data-center infrastructure built from everything upstream. This is where the chain meets its buyers — every stage above ultimately ships inside a system sold here. The structural pull works downstream-up: when computing needs grow, orders placed at this layer propagate upstream through every stage of the chain.
“is an industry leader in data-driven, client-to-cloud networking for large AI, data center, campus and routing environments.”
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“is an industry leader in data-driven, client-to-cloud networking for large AI, data center, campus and routing environments.”— Arista Networks 10-K, filed 2026-02-17 · View source filing ↗ · All relationships → · On the map →
“Dell Technologies is a leader in the global technology industry focused on providing broad and innovative technology solutions for the data…”
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“Dell Technologies is a leader in the global technology industry focused on providing broad and innovative technology solutions for the data and artificial intelligence (“AI”) era.”
“GIGABYTE has secured a leading position in AI servers and fully integrated AI rack solutions.”
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“GIGABYTE has secured a leading position in AI servers and fully integrated AI rack solutions.”— Gigabyte Technology TWSE annual report, filed 2026-06-09 · View source filing ↗
“We are a Silicon Valley-based provider of total IT solutions which address demanding workloads from the enterprise and cloud to the intellig…”
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“We are a Silicon Valley-based provider of total IT solutions which address demanding workloads from the enterprise and cloud to the intelligent edge.”
Members without a stage tag
Amazon, Imec, OpenAI are members of this pilot chain but carry no stage tag: they sit on the demand or research side of the chain, and no filing sentence in our corpus states a supply-stage position for them. No quote, no tag.