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It’s quartz, the most common mineral on this planet. Literally any mainland country on this planet has enough to start their own industry. China has been tryin
by throwup238 2y ago
It’s quartz, the most common mineral on this planet. Literally any mainland country on this planet has enough to start their own industry.
China has been trying as part of its latest (14th) five year plan but there’s a reason so much of the semiconductor supply chain is in Japan, Korea, US, and Europe: labor costs aren’t the driving force. It’s energy and capital equipment and intellectual property and decades of expertise with quality control. Everything else is secondary.
- doctorpangloss 2y agoHow do you really know where a Japanese or Korean vendor gets their stuff? “Trust me bro?”
- snypher 2y ago"How do you really know where a US vendor gets their stuff?"
- doctorpangloss 2y agoI don’t, the hard truth is that most things that are reaching the scale where I can buy them on Amazon and Costco are cheaply made overseas.
- throwup238 2y agoAnalysis of trace elements and impurities, isotopic composition, and cathodoluminescence.