# Heat pumps, air conditioning and refrigeration and Semiconductors

Semiconductors depends on heat pumps, air conditioning and refrigeration.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/heat-pumps-air-conditioning-and-refrigeration-and-semiconductors/

[Heat pumps, air conditioning and refrigeration](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_heat_pumps/) (energy) and [Semiconductors](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/semiconductors/) (industry): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Industry input

*Physical flow · Criticality 5 of 5 · Heat pumps, air conditioning and refrigeration → Semiconductors*

3 of the enterprise types in Semiconductors depend on heat pumps, air conditioning and refrigeration; for the most dependent, it rates 5 out of 5 on criticality.

- **3** enterprise types depend on it
- **5 of 5** highest criticality

Enterprise types that depend on it:

- Contract foundries: cleanroom air conditioning is a large share of fab load (criticality 5 of 5)
- Integrated device makers and memory makers: cleanroom cooling (criticality 4 of 5)
- Outsourced assembly and test (OSAT) firms: climate control (criticality 3 of 5)

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