boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoThe world's semiconductor industry hinges on a single quartz factory in North Carolinawww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up190arrow-down113cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fans
arrow-up177arrow-down1external-linkThe world's semiconductor industry hinges on a single quartz factory in North Carolinawww.tomshardware.comboem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square13fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fans
minus-squareTheMurphy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down24·edit-28 months agoHere’s the actual top 10 over exporting countries of quartz. Not even in the top 5 for the US. 1 China $72,289,000 2 Turkey $68,161,000 3 India $43,827,000 4 Spain $27,107,000 5 Brazil $26,611,000 6 United States $21,351,000 7 Germany $16,791,000 8 Italy $13,219,000 9 Canada $12,225,000 10 Egypt $10,204,000
minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25arrow-down1·8 months agoThat’s irrelevant. The article is talking about ultra high purity quartz. Top exporters of hamburger have nothing to do with the market for A5 Wagyu.
minus-squareccunning@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·8 months agoThe article’s implication is that not all quartz is the same quality. Are you saying that’s incorrect? This list seems irrelevant otherwise.
minus-squarequartzmin3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·8 months agoThe article is correct. High purity quartz is necessary for semiconductors, not all quartz meets this standard.
minus-squareHolyginz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·8 months agoThey can’t use just any old piece of quartz so this info is worthless to the discussion.
Here’s the actual top 10 over exporting countries of quartz. Not even in the top 5 for the US.
1 China $72,289,000
2 Turkey $68,161,000
3 India $43,827,000
4 Spain $27,107,000
5 Brazil $26,611,000
6 United States $21,351,000
7 Germany $16,791,000
8 Italy $13,219,000
9 Canada $12,225,000
10 Egypt $10,204,000
That’s irrelevant.
The article is talking about ultra high purity quartz.
Top exporters of hamburger have nothing to do with the market for A5 Wagyu.
The article’s implication is that not all quartz is the same quality. Are you saying that’s incorrect? This list seems irrelevant otherwise.
The article is correct. High purity quartz is necessary for semiconductors, not all quartz meets this standard.
They can’t use just any old piece of quartz so this info is worthless to the discussion.
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