October 7, 2024

Fears US hurricane has disrupted supply of critical material used for computer chips

 Fears US hurricane has disrupted supply of critical material used for computer chips

Fears US hurricane has disrupted supply of critical material used for computer chips

Fears are growing of a serious disruption to the global semiconductor industry, after Hurricane Helene knocked out a facility that provides a critical ingredient for the manufacture of the silicon wafers that are turned into the chips inside all the world’s computers.