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minus-squareNOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoWhat’s extremely rare about silicon?
minus-squareolosta@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agoPurity is a concern. https://www.techspot.com/news/102377-two-mines-north-carolina-key-suppliers-world-semiconductor.html
minus-squareAllHailZorglub@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoSilicon itself is certainly not rare (even if the purification process is somewhat exigent on the feedstock), but modern chips uses a lot of rare-ish elements in their makeup (hafnium for mosfet gates, gold for chip/package connexion, etc…).
minus-squaretopherclay@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months ago“Extremely rare rocks” is not the same thing as “extremely rare minerals” and is definitely not the same thing as “extremely rare elements.”
What’s extremely rare about silicon?
Purity is a concern.
https://www.techspot.com/news/102377-two-mines-north-carolina-key-suppliers-world-semiconductor.html
Silicon itself is certainly not rare (even if the purification process is somewhat exigent on the feedstock), but modern chips uses a lot of rare-ish elements in their makeup (hafnium for mosfet gates, gold for chip/package connexion, etc…).
“Extremely rare rocks” is not the same thing as “extremely rare minerals” and is definitely not the same thing as “extremely rare elements.”