# Nitrogen gas and Semiconductors

Semiconductors depends on nitrogen gas.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/nitrogen-gas-and-semiconductors/

[Nitrogen gas](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/nitrogen_gas/) (chemical) and [Semiconductors](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/semiconductors/) (industry): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Industry input

*Physical flow · Criticality 5 of 5 · Nitrogen gas → Semiconductors*

3 of the enterprise types in Semiconductors depend on nitrogen gas; 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: purging and inert atmospheres (criticality 5 of 5)
- Electronic chemical and specialty gas suppliers: bulk purge gas (criticality 4 of 5)
- Outsourced assembly and test (OSAT) firms: reflow atmosphere (criticality 3 of 5)

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