if the war in the middle east does not stop.
Why? Helium. It is required for memory, cpu, etc. fab production. The middle east conflict has shutdown the plant in Qatar which produces ~33% of the worlds' helium. Even worse the plant was attacked. The amount of damage is unclear but it might take 5 years to repair.
Helium is a by-product of LNG production.
Helium 02:35 goes bad on a container ship. In fact, the number is 35 to 48 days. That's how long a specialized ISO container can 02:44 hold liquid helium before it starts to vaporize.
With no new ships being loaded from that plant fab helium shortages will soon be happening.
If chip supplies and costs are bad now just wait for what may be coming ....
Why? Helium. It is required for memory, cpu, etc. fab production. The middle east conflict has shutdown the plant in Qatar which produces ~33% of the worlds' helium. Even worse the plant was attacked. The amount of damage is unclear but it might take 5 years to repair.
Helium is a by-product of LNG production.
Helium 02:35 goes bad on a container ship. In fact, the number is 35 to 48 days. That's how long a specialized ISO container can 02:44 hold liquid helium before it starts to vaporize.
With no new ships being loaded from that plant fab helium shortages will soon be happening.
If chip supplies and costs are bad now just wait for what may be coming ....
