Israel's semiconductor industry has cemented its role as a global R&D powerhouse, generating $40 billion in exits since 1996 and attracting half a billion dollars in annual funding, according to a new report released Tuesday by Startup Nation Central. The study, Israel's Semiconductor Landscape 2025, highlights what it calls the “Two-Engine Paradox,” a model in which multinational R&D centers and local startups together sustain the country's outsized impact on global chip innovation.Israeli