misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoHurricane Helene devastates quartz mines critical for worldwide semiconductor manufacturingwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1164arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1161arrow-down1external-linkHurricane Helene devastates quartz mines critical for worldwide semiconductor manufacturingwww.tomshardware.commisk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square9fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 month 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.
minus-squaresunzu2@thebrainbin.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·1 month agoYeah but that would deff hurt the mine owner tho, have you thought about that?
minus-squareColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month 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.
Yeah but that would deff hurt the mine owner tho, have you thought about that?
That’s what’s extra stupid. Damned thing isn’t even US owned. It’s a private company from Belgium.