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minus-squareNOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28arrow-down1·23 days agoWhat’s extremely rare about silicon?
minus-squareolosta@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up40·23 days agoPurity is a concern. https://www.techspot.com/news/102377-two-mines-north-carolina-key-suppliers-world-semiconductor.html
minus-square00L10@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·23 days agoMaybe it’s about the stuff that’s added to the silicon.
minus-squaretopherclay@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·22 days 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-up1·20 days 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…).