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Kokusai Electric

Batch ALD/CVD deposition thermal-process leader

Kokusai Electric is a leading supplier of batch thermal processing and ALD/CVD deposition systems critical for memory (DRAM/3D-NAND) and advanced logic film stacks. Applied Materials attempted to acquire it (blocked on antitrust grounds), underscoring its strategic weight in deposition — a step central to HBM and gate-all-around structures.

Focus

Batch ALD/CVD, thermal

How it fits the stack

Kokusai Electric with what it depends on (above) and what it feeds (below). The figure renders as a crawlable diagram and upgrades to an interactive 3D graph as it scrolls into view.

suppliessuppliesKokusai ElectricToolsSamsung Electronics(Memory)SK Hynixchokepoint
Kokusai ElectricFeeds ↓

Kokusai Electric in the AI stack. Kokusai Electric with its immediate upstream dependencies (top) and downstream dependents (bottom) in the AI value chain. Hover a node in 3D, or read the full relationships below.

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  • Samsung Electronics (Memory)suppliesKokusai Electric
  • SK HynixsuppliesKokusai Electric