October 17, 2024

This tiny North Carolina mining town is crucial to the semiconductor industry. Helene just wrecked it.

 This tiny North Carolina mining town is crucial to the semiconductor industry. Helene just wrecked it.

This tiny North Carolina mining town is crucial to the semiconductor industry. Helene just wrecked it.

Closures from storm damage could lead to supply-chain bottlenecks — and price increases — for the chips used in smartphones, computers and cars.