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March 21, 2011

Plant shutdowns in Japan have halted production in factories accounting for 25 percent of the world’s silicon wafers used to make computer chips

by Laura Domela

Plant shutdowns in Japan have halted production in factories accounting for 25 percent of the world’s silicon wafers used to make computer chips.

via NYTimes

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