Downpours at Spruce Pine, North Carolina have taken the biggest known deposit of high-purity quartz offline, leaving the global tech supply chain potentially starved of an ingredient vital for making microchips.
Semiconductors are the fundamental building blocks of modern IT. Transistors, a type of semiconductor device, are the small electronic switches that perform computation functions in every tech gadget from smartphones to electric scooters, data centers, and military aircraft. They make possible the processors that power most of the world’s smart gadgets.
HPQ is the raw material for the high-grade quartz products and high-end products that sit at the heart of these devices. Its chemical and physical properties—including high temperature and corrosion resistance, low thermal expansion, high insulation, and light transmission—mean it can be used in optical communication and electronic light sources technology. HPQ drives a $500 billion microchip industry that is core to the $3 trillion global tech sector.
No it won’t. This article is making baseless claims. Yes there will be a few weeks or even a few minths production output disruption however this is not a product that is mined to order. There’s currently plenty of available Supply to handle this single site being down for a period of time.
There will probably be some minor commodity price swings in this space but it won’t be sending shock waves anywhere.
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Downpours at Spruce Pine, North Carolina have taken the biggest known deposit of high-purity quartz offline, leaving the global tech supply chain potentially starved of an ingredient vital for making microchips.
Semiconductors are the fundamental building blocks of modern IT. Transistors, a type of semiconductor device, are the small electronic switches that perform computation functions in every tech gadget from smartphones to electric scooters, data centers, and military aircraft. They make possible the processors that power most of the world’s smart gadgets.
HPQ is the raw material for the high-grade quartz products and high-end products that sit at the heart of these devices. Its chemical and physical properties—including high temperature and corrosion resistance, low thermal expansion, high insulation, and light transmission—mean it can be used in optical communication and electronic light sources technology. HPQ drives a $500 billion microchip industry that is core to the $3 trillion global tech sector.
Read more: https://www.wired.com/story/hurricane-helene-shockwaves-semiconductor-industry-microchips-spruce-pine-north-carolina-sand-high-quality-quartz/
No it won’t. This article is making baseless claims. Yes there will be a few weeks or even a few minths production output disruption however this is not a product that is mined to order. There’s currently plenty of available Supply to handle this single site being down for a period of time.
There will probably be some minor commodity price swings in this space but it won’t be sending shock waves anywhere.