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5 paź 2024 · Hurricane Helene has exposed a little-known vulnerability in the semiconductor supply chain, after flooding at mines in North Carolina halted production of ultra-pure quartz that is vital to...
30 wrz 2024 · Hurricane Helene brought catastrophic damage and flooding to Spruce Pine, North Carolina, which is home to the world’s purest quartz used in chipmaking.
3 paź 2024 · The highest-quality Spruce Pine quartz has an open crystal structure that, after rounds of treatment to dissolve impurities, can be transformed into Iota quartz—which Beiser calls the ...
3 paź 2024 · Virtually all of the world’s supply of high-purity quartz, a mineral required to produce semiconductors, comes from a tiny North Carolina town that was devastated by Hurricane Helene. “If...
1 paź 2024 · Hurricane Helene, which recently hit North Carolina, caused severe flooding and damage across a vast swath. Among the areas affected is the small town of Spruce Pine, which is home to...
1 paź 2024 · Hurricane Helene Will Send Shockwaves Through the Semiconductor Industry. Downpours at Spruce Pine, North Carolina, have taken the biggest known deposit of high-purity quartz offline, leaving...
30 wrz 2024 · Hurricane Helene dropped more than 2 feet of rain on Spruce Pine, N.C. The town is home to one of the world's only sources of high-purity quartz, which is used to manufacture silicon chips...