# Rare earths and Semiconductors

Semiconductors depends on rare earths.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/rare-earths-and-semiconductors/

[Rare earths](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/rare_earths/) (commodity) and [Semiconductors](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/semiconductors/) (industry): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Industry input

*Physical flow · Criticality 5 of 5 · Rare earths → Semiconductors*

1 of the enterprise types in Semiconductors depend on rare earths; for the most dependent, it rates 5 out of 5 on criticality.

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

Enterprise types that depend on it:

- Wafer-fab equipment makers: magnets in motion stages and pumps (criticality 5 of 5)

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