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constructed, state-of-the-art facility with specialized equipment used to produce fully finished tantalum sputtering targets.
“ It also helps strengthen our position as a leading supplier of tantalum targets, increasing our capacity to supply critical high-growth deposition materials used in leading-edge semiconductor chips, including those used in high-performance computing and artificial intelligence applications.”
With its headquarters in Mayfield Heights, Ohio, Materion has a legacy of being a North America-based materials provider with manufacturing assets and capabilities across the globe. It employs more than 3000 people worldwide, serving customers in more than 60 countries and, as more reshoring takes place in the US and Europe, it has strategic locations close to customers in both regions.
Regarding manufacturing specifically, Leo says Materion often acts as the bridge from minerals that come out of the ground, with a wide spectrum of physical and chemical properties, to manufacturers:“ In order to manufacture our products, we transform, refine and upgrade the materials using melting, pressing and other industrial equipment. This ensures the product is process-capable and controlled enough for one of the most demanding manufacturing environments in the world: semiconductor manufacturing.
When we think about 2026 and beyond, we are committed to supporting our customers on new technologies being developed for the future AI, cloud-driven industry that’ s developing
“ Our factories are a mix of new and old. We’ ve completed a series of investments around new, cutting-edge manufacturing equipment, including some of the latest generation, fully automated production equipment. This new equipment has been designed for the demands of Industry 4.0.”
As suppliers to high-tech industries such as data centers and EVs, Materion collaborates closely with its customers when it comes to developing custom material solutions for their applications. Leo says:“ We supply the materials that are deposited as thin films onto the semiconductor wafers that are used to support the construction and running of data centers, EVs and cloud computing. Essentially, we develop and provide the materials needed to ensure the optimal performance of semiconductors. Our research and development efforts center on
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