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minus-squareNOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30arrow-down2·1 month agoWhat’s extremely rare about silicon?
minus-squareolosta@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up45·1 month agoPurity is a concern. https://www.techspot.com/news/102377-two-mines-north-carolina-key-suppliers-world-semiconductor.html
minus-square00L10@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoMaybe it’s about the stuff that’s added to the silicon.
minus-squaretopherclay@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month ago“Extremely rare rocks” is not the same thing as “extremely rare minerals” and is definitely not the same thing as “extremely rare elements.”
minus-squareAllHailZorglub@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month 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…).
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
Maybe it’s about the stuff that’s added to the silicon.
“Extremely rare rocks” is not the same thing as “extremely rare minerals” and is definitely not the same thing as “extremely rare elements.”
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…).