# Aerospace and defence and Semiconductors

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

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/aerospace-and-defence-and-semiconductors/

[Aerospace and defence](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/aerospace_defence/) (industry) and [Semiconductors](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/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.