# Semiconductors and Silver

Semiconductors depends on silver.

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

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

## How they are linked

### 1. Industry input

*Physical flow · Criticality 3 of 5 · Silver → Semiconductors*

1 of the enterprise types in Semiconductors depend on silver; for the most dependent, it rates 3 out of 5 on criticality.

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

Enterprise types that depend on it:

- Outsourced assembly and test (OSAT) firms: die-attach pastes (criticality 3 of 5)

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