There are far , far more important costs that today ’s devastation in Japan will levy than economical one . But the reality is that Japan is integral to the manufacturing and statistical distribution of a huge portion of the world ’s electronics .
According to material body released today by iSuppli , more than a fifth of world semiconductors and more than a third of NAND twinkling yield come from Japan , and the country account for 16.5 percent of consumer electronics factory taxation around the world . They ’re a huge supplier of LCD panel and component . And even if the factories that churn out those guys were n’t directly affect by today ’s quake , their supply Sir Ernst Boris Chain almost certainly were .
What ’s that mean ? For now , it ’s no more than a footnote to the literal human cataclysm that ’s been unfolding throughout the solar day . But in the long term , what today ’s events are also going to take their bell on the gadgets and appliance that inform your daily life . [ iSuppli ]
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