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Samsung, SK Hynix, and TSMC depend on oil, gas, helium, sulphur, and bromine coming from the region, or through the Strait of Hormuz.

Marko Papic, chief strategist at BCA Research ... predicts a severe hit to chip production if the strait isn’t back in operation within a month.

Could mean higher PC component prices, or even a halt in production. Could mean global recession.

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[-] ag10n@lemmy.world 13 points 6 months ago

TSMC has their infra rigged to blow. Naive to think they’d let the Chinese have it

[-] raicon@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Would still wreck the world more than China itself

[-] tomiant@piefed.social 0 points 6 months ago

Everyone has a self destruct button these days it feels like.

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