from Hacker News

Chips are the new oil. There are no reserves

by rchaudhary on 9/28/22, 11:12 AM with 2 comments

  • by yanko on 9/28/22, 4:41 PM

    The article misses important part chemical element neon is required in chip manufacturing. 70% of neon was produced by 2-3 stages in Ukraine and Russia and manufacturing is disrupted. Rest is produced in China. Good luck with chips in near future.
  • by akeck on 9/28/22, 1:28 PM

    After watching Dr. Eric Cline's lectures on the Late Bronze Age Collapse, I was struck by the similarities between the LBA's supply chains for making and using bronze and our current supply chains for making and using chips.