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| Russian Invasion of Ukraine May Further Strain Chip Supply for Tech, Auto Industries |
| 2022-02-27 |
| [Breitbart] The Russian invasion of Ukraine may cause further strain on the supply of semiconductor chips already cut short by the worldwide chip shortage according to reports. Potential shorts of neon gas and palladium, mined in Ukraine, could cause significant production delays for tech firms and automakers, amongst other industries. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #7 ^ Nice catch, Skid |
| Posted by: Frank G 2022-02-27 14:47 |
| #6 Neon Mining News |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-02-27 14:46 |
| #5 Regarding Paladium "The most extensive deposits have been found in the norite belt of the Bushveld Igneous Complex covering the Transvaal Basin in South Africa, the Stillwater Complex in Montana, United States; the Sudbury Basin and Thunder Bay District of Ontario, Canada, and the Norilsk Complex in Russia." Ukraine didn't make the list and Russia is the last. I think Palladium supplies will be okay. Neon on the other hand. Well that could get nasty as "Ninety per cent of neon production is in Russia and Ukraine." Hopefully we can ramp that crap up before current supplies start to run low. |
| Posted by: ruprecht 2022-02-27 13:14 |
| #4 and my '76 beetle putt putts along. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-02-27 09:11 |
| #3 'Strain chip supply?' Wait until the asthmatic lemmings take over Taiwan. |
| Posted by: Cthulhu of Ryleh 2022-02-27 07:45 |
| #2 MAY STRAIN??? Already seeing the no trills Chrome type laptops selling at Wally World for about 50+/-% more than the Basic Laptops did 2 years ago with more HD size and DVD drive. So we have been purchasing as we find them, < 4 year old laptops and desktops at area Flea Markets for $30 to $50. WHY? Due to the increasing DISTRUST of the MS call home (HQ) built feature of the Windows OS's. A number of tech users have been loading and securing Debian Linux, along with TOR and compatible App's on them. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2022-02-27 07:19 |
| #1 neon gas and palladium, mined in Ukraine.... for semiconductor chips ? As if Vlad actually needed another incentive for conquest and economic strangulation. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2022-02-27 05:46 |