Thanks to Sean Moynagh of Mirics for raising this one.
Some large customers are wanting to know whether semiconductor devices contain what are known as 'conflict minerals'. Specifically, these are Gold and the three Ts (Tin, Tantalum and Tungsten) mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). For those who don't know, there is a long-running genocide and widespread sexual violence going on there that is financed in large part by the Electronics Industry, (our companies ?), and ultimately by…
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Posted on October 21, 2009 at 2:25pm — Comments