What Materion makes for data centers
public · materion.com
Materion is a publicly listed company. It appears on 2 parts of the AI data center — Critical minerals: gallium, germanium, indium, tungsten, beryllium and Sputtering targets — in the role of manufacturer. Those parts sit in Layer 1 — Compute silicon & packaging and Layer 10 — Materials & upstream inputs. Its shares trade on US exchanges (NYSE/Nasdaq) as MTRN.
Parts, by layer
Layer 1 — Compute silicon & packaging
| Part | Role | Confidence | Competitors | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sputtering targets | manufacturer | disclosed | JX Advanced Metals |
Layer 10 — Materials & upstream inputs
Where Materion sits in the stack
Materion's placements in this catalog cover 2 parts, from layer 1 (compute silicon & packaging) to layer 10 (materials & upstream inputs). None of them currently carries a sourced supply constraint tag. Across these parts it overlaps with other companies most often on the lines below.
What these parts are
- Sputtering targets — High-purity metal targets used in sputtering deposition steps during chip fabrication.
- Critical minerals: gallium, germanium, indium, tungsten, beryllium — A group of minor metals — gallium, germanium, indium, tungsten and beryllium — used in semiconductors, optics, thermal interface materials and specialty alloys, with supply concentrated in China and subject to export controls.
Closest peers in this catalog
Questions about Materion
- What does Materion make for AI data centers?
- This catalog places Materion on 2 parts: Critical minerals: gallium, germanium, indium, tungsten, beryllium (manufacturer) and Sputtering targets (manufacturer).
- Is Materion publicly traded?
- Yes — Materion is listed on US exchanges (NYSE/Nasdaq) under MTRN. Prices shown on this page are a nightly snapshot, not real-time, and nothing here is investment advice.
- Who else makes critical minerals: gallium, germanium, indium, tungsten, beryllium for AI data centers?
- 5N Plus, Almonty, Teck, Umicore, Indium and Nyrstar are also placed on Critical minerals: gallium, germanium, indium, tungsten, beryllium in this catalog.
- How well sourced are these placements?
- Every part→company placement carries a confidence tag. For Materion the mix is 2 disclosed. "disclosed" means the company or a filing says so; "reported" comes from trade press or a reference-design list; "inferred" is a lead from the taxonomy with no citation yet. Treat reported and inferred as leads, not facts.
Answers are generated from this catalog's own rows — see sources & method.