Jun 19, 2021
6:55:40pm
CBaass All-American
Our vulnerability is even greater
Silicon metal is used to make Polysilicon. Polysilicon is used to make wafers. Wafers are used to make chips.

Building chip factories in USA is a nice idea but where will the wafers come from? There is almost no wafer industry in US today. Most wafers are made in Asia.

There are a few Polysilicon producers in US but the vast majority are in China.

China dominates silicon metal production globally as well though there are a few plants in US. We are a net importer of silicon metal though
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