Devastation from Hurricane Helene could bring semiconductor
WEB2 days ago — Courtesy Dr. Barbara A. Stagg. New YorkCNN —. The devastation in North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene could have serious implications for a niche — but extremely important — corner ...
How a tiny town hit by Helene could upend the global semiconductor …
WEB1 day ago — By Megan Cassella, CNBC. Virtually all of the world’s supply of a mineral that is critical to semiconductor production comes from one tiny town in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains that ...
Will semiconductor production be derailed by Hurricane Helene?
WEB8 hours ago — A company press release projected that mining operations could begin in the second half of 2024. Hurricane Helene hit a quartz mine in North Carolina that is key to global semiconductor production ...
This tiny North Carolina mining town is crucial to the semiconductor …
WEB2 days ago — A tiny mining town in western North Carolina was among those battered by Hurricane Helene - and the damage could have serious implications for the massive tech-industry supply chain that relies on it.
North Carolina Quartz Mine Owner Says Helene Damage Was …
WEB15 hours ago — The owner of a North Carolina quartz mine that’s a key source for high-purity quartz used in global semiconductor manufacturing said its operations sustained only minor damage in the wake of ...
Mine Vital for Making AI Chips Shuts After Being Hit by Hurricane ...
WEB3 days ago — The town of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, is home to two mines that are major sources of high-purity quartz, a key material for making semiconductors. Menu icon A vertical stack of three evenly ...
Spruce Pine just got hit by Helene. The fallout on the tech industry ...
WEB4 days ago — A tiny town in North Carolina that’s just been devastated by hurricane Helene could end up severely disrupting the global supply chain for microchips and solar panels.
Hurricane Helene Will Send Shockwaves Through the Semiconductor …
WEB3 days ago — 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 the ...
North Carolina town that produces quartz needed for tech …
WEB3 days ago — Updated 1:48 PM PDT, October 2, 2024. SPRUCE PINE, N.C. (AP) — Two North Carolina facilities that manufacture the high-purity quartz used for making semiconductors, solar panels and fiber-optic cables have been shut down by Hurricane Helene with no reopening date in sight. Sibelco and The Quartz Corp both shut down operations in the ...
Helene shut down North Carolina mine key to quartz production …
WEB5 days ago — Expand All. The remnants of Hurricane Helene ripped through the Western North Carolina mountain town of Spruce Pine last week, disrupting a quartz facility integral to the global production of ...