Dell Technologies supply chain risk

As of 2026-10-09, Dell Technologies depends on 38 tracked suppliers headquartered in 8 countries (15 of them in the United States). 8 of those suppliers hold a monopoly or leader position in their own segment, led by NVIDIA, Broadcom and Qualcomm. Dell Technologies itself carries a supply-chain criticality score of 81/100, with 235 tracked companies downstream of it.

Data as of 2026-10-09 · 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

  • NVIDIA — leader in GPU & AI Accelerators, United States criticality 81/100
  • Broadcom — leader in Networking Silicon, United States criticality 81/100
  • Qualcomm — leader in Mobile SoC, United States criticality 81/100
  • Phison Electronics — leader in Storage Controllers, Taiwan criticality 82/100
  • Silicon Motion — leader in Storage Controllers, Taiwan criticality 81/100
  • Kingston Technology — leader in Memory Modules & Storage, United States 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

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

Suppliers by country

  • United States — 15 suppliers (39%)
  • Taiwan — 11 suppliers (29%)
  • China — 6 suppliers (16%)
  • South Korea — 2 suppliers (5%)
  • Japan — 1 supplier (3%)
  • Israel — 1 supplier (3%)
  • Denmark — 1 supplier (3%)
  • Germany — 1 supplier (3%)

All 38 tracked suppliers

Downstream exposure

  • Criticality score: 81/100
  • Companies downstream of Dell Technologies: 235
  • Tracked market cap downstream (priced companies only): $35.58T across 146 priced companies
Frequently asked questions3
How many suppliers does Dell Technologies have?
wafergraph tracks 38 key suppliers for Dell Technologies, across 8 countries.
Which of Dell Technologies's suppliers are single-source risks?
NVIDIA, Broadcom, Qualcomm, Phison Electronics and Silicon Motion hold monopoly or leader positions in their segments, which makes them the hardest suppliers for Dell Technologies to replace.
What is Dell Technologies's supply-chain criticality score?
Dell Technologies scores 81/100 on wafergraph's chokepoint criticality index, with 235 tracked companies downstream.

Cite as: wafergraph, “Dell Technologies supply chain risk — 38 suppliers, single-source exposure & criticality”, https://wafergraph.com/supply-chain-risk/dell (data as of 2026-10-09).

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