silicon wafers
Semiconductor base material
Silicon wafers are thin, polished slices of crystalline silicon that serve as the foundation for manufacturing integrated circuits and computer chips.
The semiconductor industry produces these wafers in various diameters, with larger wafers allowing more chips per batch.
Their extreme purity and precisely flat surfaces are essential for the microscopic circuitry etched onto them.
The fab processes thousands of silicon wafers daily.
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