jpmschweitzerandClaude Opus 4.6
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All 36 commodity stubs fleshed out with lore context, production chain descriptions, and economic intelligence briefing voice. Key treatments: fusion_fuel (D-187 8:1 ratio), services (location-bound mechanics), brands distinguished from commodities per D-185. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Electronics/Components
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Electronics/Components |
| Tier | intermediate |
| Elasticity | unit_elastic |
| Base Price (Tractus) | 120 |
| Bulk Class | compact |
| Unit | units |
| Production Ubiquity | regional |
| Demand Model | market |
| Commission Certified | No |
| Compact Contested | No |
| Shadow Viable | No |
| Panic Threshold (weeks) | 0 |
| Description | Circuits, processors, control systems. Rare mineral-dependent. Input to nearly every final good. |
Electronics and components cover circuit assemblies, processors, sensor arrays, control systems, and integrated modules from basic industrial controllers to precision-grade guidance hardware. The production recipe requires 0.5t of rare minerals, 0.3t of refined metals, and 0.2t of fusion fuel per unit. Rare minerals are the binding constraint — the same minerals that bottleneck alloy fabrication also bottleneck electronics, which means a rare mineral supply disruption simultaneously affects both chains and propagates into every final good that draws on either.
Electronics appears as an input in five of nine final production chains: heavy equipment (0.3 units), transport vehicles (0.3 units), freight haulers (0.3 units), consumer goods (0.2 units), implant hardware (0.5 units — the largest single input), habitat modules (0.3 units), and rail infrastructure (0.3 units). This breadth means electronics availability is effectively a ceiling on general manufacturing throughput. A node running low on electronics components does not slow one industry — it slows most of them.
Compact bulk class means electronics moves efficiently relative to its value at 120 Tractus per unit. Regional production concentrations track rare mineral geography, with electronics fabrication hubs typically located adjacent to or downstream from mineral-producing systems. No Commission certification required, no shadow market. Electronics are traceable by specification and generally too high-value for casual diversion; the shadow market interest is in the downstream products rather than the components themselves.