Global semiconductor manufacturers are monitoring supplies of high-purity quartz, a material critical to the industry, after Hurricane Helene halted production at two North Carolina mines that ...
TSMC supplier Topco Scientific Co., which processes quartz, said it is reviewing its inventory and is in close touch with all suppliers. The impact on the global chipmaking sector remains unclear ...
Hurricane Helene has halted North Carolina mining operations producing high-purity quartz used to make silicon wafers for semiconductor manufacturing. Operators Sibelco and Quartz Corp.