misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoHurricane Helene devastates quartz mines critical for worldwide semiconductor manufacturingwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up1171arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ziphardware@lemmy.worldhardware@programming.dev
arrow-up1168arrow-down1external-linkHurricane Helene devastates quartz mines critical for worldwide semiconductor manufacturingwww.tomshardware.commisk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square3linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ziphardware@lemmy.worldhardware@programming.dev
minus-squareColeSlothlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 year agoWhile all the wafer dies made come from this mine, it can be synthesized. This won’t end high end production, even if it were destroyed completely.
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minus-squareColeSlothlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoThat’s what’s extra stupid. Damned thing isn’t even US owned. It’s a private company from Belgium.
While all the wafer dies made come from this mine, it can be synthesized. This won’t end high end production, even if it were destroyed completely.
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That’s what’s extra stupid. Damned thing isn’t even US owned. It’s a private company from Belgium.