Just yesterday, news agency Euractiv noted how "the production of neon, palladium, and C4F6, three materials [that are] vital to semiconductor processing and irreplaceable for microchips ... could be impacted by the situation." Neon, in particular, which is used in laser-engraving pathways on microchips, comes largely from Russia (where it's produced) by way of Ukraine (where it's purified) for sale to semiconductor companies abroad. Now these supply chains are being disrupted and, as Euractiv s...