@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 1 year agoThe world's semiconductor industry hinges on a single quartz factory in North Carolinawww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up193cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up193external-linkThe world's semiconductor industry hinges on a single quartz factory in North Carolinawww.tomshardware.com@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 1 year agomessage-square14fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squareTheMurphylinkfedilinkEnglish4•edit-21 year 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish19•1 year 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish17•1 year agoThe article is correct. High purity quartz is necessary for semiconductors, not all quartz meets this standard.
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish25•1 year 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish17•1 year 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
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.
https://media.tenor.com/s1wnF2DiWA0AAAAM/skeptical-futurama.gif
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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.
They can’t use just any old piece of quartz so this info is worthless to the discussion.