Hurricane Helene’s Devastation In North Carolina Could Disrupt The World’s Semiconductor Industry—Here’s Why
Operations at a quartz mine in western North Carolina have been shut down for more than five days after Hurricane Helene dumped 2 feet of rain on the town of Spruce Pine, washing out roads and cutting power to an area with an industry critical to semiconductor manufacturing across the world.
Ten feet of water left the place in ruins. The communication blackout leaves the community to guess at whether their friends ...
Two facilities that produce high-purity quartz essential in semiconductors, solar panels, and fiber-optics have been shut ...
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Those mines are now closed indefinitely, after Hurricane Helene dumped 2 feet of water on Spruce Pine, devastating the area.
Closures from storm damage could lead to supply-chain bottlenecks — and price increases — for the chips used in smartphones, ...
The remnants of Hurricane Helene ripped through the Western North Carolina mountain town of Spruce Pine last week, disrupting ...
Charles Atkins shared what he's seen while driving around the mountain communities surrounding Spruce Pine: homes completely ...
Multiple correctional facilities in Western North Carolina have been evacuated in the aftermath of Helene. Here's how you can ...
Two North Carolina facilities that manufacture the high-purity quartz used for making semiconductors, solar panels and fiber ...
Folks who live in this area coming here to this visitor’s center just off the Blue Ridge Parkway. It’s the only place in the area with guaranteed cell service.
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How Hurricane Helene Jolted the Global Chip IndustryHurricane Helene caused havoc in North Carolina, killing dozens of people and stranding others, washing away homes, businesses and crops and knocking out electricity and water.
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