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Don't also tantalum capacitors rely on problematic mining? Or are most sourcing issues solved by now?
by makapuf 3y ago
Don't also tantalum capacitors rely on problematic mining?
Or are most sourcing issues solved by now?
- exmadscientist 3y agoThe Western manufacturers claim everything's fine [1][2][3]. The Chinese manufacturers... does it really matter what they say? My personal opinion is that it's not a particularly good use of time to worry about this given all the other hells in the modern consumer-industrial complex. Which is perhaps a bit defeatist, but one must pick one's battles, and this battle is not my battle. [1]: https://www.kyocera-avx.com/docs/corporate/Responsible-Minerals-Sourcing-Policy.pdf https://www.kyocera-avx.com/docs/corporate/Responsible-Miner... [2]: https://www.kemet.com/content/dam/kemet/lightning/documents/kemet-docs/KEMET-Conflict-Minerals-Report-May-2023.pdf https://www.kemet.com/content/dam/kemet/lightning/documents/... [3]: https://www.vishay.com/docs/49037/rmsa(cmp)9-2021.pdf https://www.vishay.com/docs/49037/rmsa(cmp)9-2021.pdf