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Aerospace and defence and Semiconductors

Aerospace and defence buys from Semiconductors; aerospace and defence depends on semiconductors.

Aerospace and defence (industry) and Semiconductors (industry): 2 relationships.

How they are linked

1. Buys from

Physical flow · ₹1.6 per ₹100 · Aerospace and defence buys from Semiconductors

Aerospace and defence buys goods or services from Semiconductors; counted through every round of supply, ₹1.6 of each ₹100 of its output goes to them (OECD input-output tables, India 2022).

  • ₹1.6 of every ₹100 of Aerospace and defence output, all rounds
  • ₹0.6 bought directly

2. Industry input

Physical flow · Criticality 4 of 5 · Semiconductors → Aerospace and defence

3 of the enterprise types in Aerospace and defence depend on semiconductors.

Enterprise types that depend on it:

  • Avionics, sensor and defence-electronics makers: processors, FPGAs and RF chips (criticality 4 of 5)
  • Defence prime contractors and shipyards: secure chips (criticality 4 of 5)
  • Satellite and launch companies: space-grade electronics (criticality 4 of 5)

Built from the site data on production routes, energy flows, industry value chains, input-output tables and prices.