Kyocera Corporation(6971.T)
HQ JP18% share
Japanese electronics/ceramics group; crystal devices and oscillators (incl. former AVX/Kyocera Crystal Device line).
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Tantalum Capacitors
Tantalum capacitors used in GPU PCB decoupling and power delivery networks. Tantalum ore (coltan) mined primarily in DRC and Rwanda. Each GPU uses hundreds of tantalum capacitors; no viable single-component replacement at required capacitance density.
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Source countries
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Companies
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Goods affected
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Claims on record
What depends on it
Goods that need this input
1 essential American goods rely on tantalum capacitors somewhere upstream in their supply chain.
Where it comes from
Source countries
Share of global supply, by country.
| Country | Share of supply |
|---|---|
| CDDemocratic Republic of Congo | 28% |
| ILIsrael | 26% |
| MXMexico | 22% |
| AUAustralia | 20% |
| CZCzech Republic | 16% |
| RWRwanda | 15% |
| SVEl Salvador | 14% |
| BRBrazil | 12% |
| CNChina | 9% |
| JPJapan | 4% |
| IDIndonesia | 3% |
| INIndia | 2% |
Who makes it
Supplier companies
5 companies produce tantalum capacitors.
Global Advanced Metals (GAM)
HQ US
Tantalum ore-to-powder producer; capacitor-grade tantalum and conflict-free supply chain.
KEMET (Yageo Corporation)
HQ US
Leading tantalum/MLCC capacitor maker (now part of Taiwan's Yageo); conflict-free tantalum sourcing pioneer.
Taniobis GmbH (formerly H.C. Starck Tantalum & Niobium)
HQ DE
Leading producer of tantalum and niobium metal powders for capacitors and superalloys.
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.(VSH)
HQ US
Discrete semiconductors and passive components incl. tantalum capacitors.