Helene catastrophe might create downstream disaster for tech industry
Deep in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina lies the small town of Spruce Pine, which also happens to ...
How a tiny town hit by Helene could upend the global semiconductor chip industry
Virtually all of the world’s supply of a mineral that is critical to semiconductor production comes from one tiny town in the ...
Helene forces closure of quartz plants critical to tech sector
Hurricane Helene devastated the town of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, shutting down mining operations for pure quartz, a ...
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Hurricane Helene Estimated to Cost Insurers $6.4 Billion
The hurricane damaged hundreds of cars at a single dealership and shutdown two mines key to semiconductor chip production.
Chip Making Likely Won’t Be Hurt by Quartz-Mine Closures After Hurricane Helene
But fears about a serious disruption to global chipmaking following Hurricane Helene may be overstated. High-purity quartz ...
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Hurricane Helene raises concerns over semiconductor supply chain
Operations at two critical North Carolina facilities that mine high-purity quartz, remain suspended following the impact of ...
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Quartz mine sees no supply disruption after Helene hit N. Carolina
Following at least 178 deaths and billions in damage from Hurricane Helene throughout six states in the southeast US, at ...
Helene Destroyed a Town That’s the Source of Quartz for Most Tech Products
Spruce Pine, North Carolina, is known for producing the high-quality mineral used in most computer chips, solar panels and fiber optics. It was largely flattened by floods after the storm.
Chipmakers aren’t worried about U.S. quartz mine closures due to Hurricane Helene — many don’t expect significant repercussions
However, aside from damages to their facilities and infrastructure, the more critical issue they need to address is to ...
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Global semiconductor manufacturers, including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (NYSE:TSM), Infineon Technologies, ...
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Will Hurricane Helene lead to semiconductor chip shortages?
As a result of the hurricane, two North Carolina mines, which produce high-purity quartz, were forced to shut down.
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Hurricane Helene Shutters ‘Critical’ Quartz Mines That Power the World’s Electronics, Solar Panels and A.I.
The small town of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, is one of the only sources of high-purity quartz on Earth, but it has been ...