TSMC, Samsung, other major chip makers monitor quartz supply after hurricane shut mines
Global semiconductor manufacturers are monitoring supplies of high-purity quartz, a material critical to the industry, after Hurricane Helene halted production at two North Carolina mines that produce most of the world’s supply. South Korea’s Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix said they also do not expect repercussions. TSMC supplier Topco Scientific Co, which processes quartz, said … Read more
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