Chip Makers Stockpiled Key Supplies Forward of Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Virtually two years of chip shortages have had an sudden upside for the semiconductor business: It’s higher ready to handle the turmoil attributable to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Manufacturing of significant uncooked supplies for chip making is concentrated in Russia and Ukraine. The nations are a serious supply of each neon fuel, wanted to feed lasers that print minute circuitry onto silicon, and the steel palladium utilized in later manufacturing levels.