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High-k / ALD precursors, hafnium

Darmstadt, Germany49.87°N 8.65°E
computed criticality11/100
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≈$525–660m market (2024); Air Liquide · Merck · Adeka
2024
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High-permittivity dielectric layers and interconnect barriers are deposited atom by atom from metallic precursors, hafnium, zirconium, supplied by a handful of chemists. Ultra-pure chemistry hard to replicate: without these molecules, neither advanced transistors nor DRAM capacitors meet their specifications.

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Merck KGaA (Darmstadt)
Air Liquide (Paris)
Adeka (Tokyo)
Feeds 1
SK Hynix, IcheonHBM Memory
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