Silicon

Silicon is an asset extracted from the region using Silicon mines. The silicon can be processed into other assets or sold. Very highly purified elemental silicon is used in semiconductor electronics (< 10%) is essential to the metal–oxide–silicon (MOS) transistors and integrated circuit chips used in most modern technology (such as computers and cell phones, for example).

Facilities that use Silicon

Name	Cost	Inputs	Outputs
CCD factory	$69,000	6x silicon	1x CCD
Glass factory	$80,000	2x silicon	8x glass
CPU factory	$100,000	8x silicon, 1x gold	6x CPU