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The devastation in North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene could have serious implications for a niche — but extremely important — corner of the tech industry. Tucked in the Blue Ridge ...

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An aerial view of quartz mines in Spruce Pine, N.C., as taken from a plane on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. Photo: AP One of the two companies that manufacture high-purity quartz used for making ...

The small mining town of Spruce Pine contains the world’s purest quartz — a critical ingredient in the chipmaking process. The small mining town of Spruce Pine contains the world’s purest quartz — a ...

Semiconductors play a crucial role in the modern digital world. A semiconductor is a substance with specific electrical properties that allow it to serve as a foundation for computers and electronic ...

SPRUCE PINE, N.C. — One of the two companies that manufacture high-purity quartz used for making semiconductors and other high-tech products from mines in a western North Carolina community severely ...

Global semiconductor makers 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 ...

Sibelco, one of the two companies mining ultra-high-purity quartz at Spruce Pine, North Carolina, has restarted production a little over ten days after Hurricane Helene devastated the area. According ...

China announced it has discovered new deposits of high-purity quartz, a mineral with a small but crucial role in the production of semiconductors and solar panels. High-purity quartz is one of the few ...