Reports

In-depth analysis on fab construction trends, CHIPS Act outcomes, and capital investment flows.

Sep 9, 2026

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The Top 10 Semiconductor Megaprojects, Ranked by Investment

Ranking the ten largest active semiconductor fab investments FabPulse tracks worldwide, from a $165B expansion in Arizona to a $25B fab in Israel.

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Sep 4, 2026

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Jobs Promised vs. Capital Deployed: A Cost-Per-Job Analysis

$1.04 trillion in tracked fab investment is projected to create 239,110 jobs — but the jobs-per-dollar ratio swings by more than 6x depending on fab type and location.

SMIC Shenzhen
Western Digital Shanghai
MediaTek Hsinchu
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Aug 30, 2026

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How Much of the $1 Trillion Fab Boom Is Actually Built? A Status Check

37 of the 80 projects FabPulse tracks are actively under construction, 31 are already operational — and a few of the biggest dollar figures are still just paper.

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Under Construction
Announced
Operational
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Aug 25, 2026

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The State of CHIPS Act Funding — Mid-2026 Snapshot

A data-driven look at how CHIPS Act direct funding awards are distributed across the 30+ US semiconductor projects FabPulse tracks — who's gotten the most, and what's still pending.

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Aug 11, 2026

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Fab Execution Risk: The Delayed and Cancelled Projects

$61 billion in previously announced Intel investment is now delayed or cancelled. A closer look at execution risk across FabPulse's tracked projects — and what to watch for next.

Intel Magdeburg (cancelled)
Intel Ohio One Fab 1 (delayed)
Intel Ohio One Fab 2 (delayed)
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Jul 28, 2026

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Memory, Logic, and Foundry: Where the Capital Is Actually Going

Foundry projects outnumber logic fabs nearly two to one, but logic dollars dominate the total. A breakdown of where $1.04 trillion in tracked capital is actually being spent, by fab type.

Logic Fab
Foundry
Memory Fab
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Jul 14, 2026

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Mapping $1 Trillion: Where the World Is Building Semiconductor Fabs

A country-by-country breakdown of the $1.04 trillion in semiconductor fab construction FabPulse is tracking across 80 projects — and just how concentrated it is.

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United States
South Korea
Japan
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