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minus-squareNOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·15 hours agoWhat’s extremely rare about silicon?
minus-square00L10@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 hours agoMaybe it’s about the stuff that’s added to the silicon.
minus-squareolosta@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up33·14 hours agoPurity is a concern. https://www.techspot.com/news/102377-two-mines-north-carolina-key-suppliers-world-semiconductor.html
minus-squareThorry84@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up8·10 hours agoBut that’s more of an economic issue than it is a technical one. It’s possible to process the less pure stuff, but it’s cheaper to just get the good stuff to start with.
What’s extremely rare about silicon?
Maybe it’s about the stuff that’s added to the silicon.
Purity is a concern.
https://www.techspot.com/news/102377-two-mines-north-carolina-key-suppliers-world-semiconductor.html
But that’s more of an economic issue than it is a technical one. It’s possible to process the less pure stuff, but it’s cheaper to just get the good stuff to start with.