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Wafer (electronics)

In electronics, a wafer (also called a slice or substrate) is a thin slice of semiconductor, such as a crystalline silicon (c-Si, silicium), used for the fabrication of integrated circuits and, in photovoltaics, to manufacture solar cells.

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Production

Wafer properties

450 mm wafers

Analytical die count estimation

Compound semiconductors

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Wafer (electronics)

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Avg. degree1.98
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Components1

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MEMCinstance ofsilicon wafers were being manufactured in the U.S. by companies0.80text
SunEdisoninstance ofsilicon wafers were being manufactured in the U.S. by companies0.80text
etch where cost is related to wafer countinstance ofConverting to larger 450 mm wafers would reduce price per die only for process operations0.80text
not wafer areainstance ofConverting to larger 450 mm wafers would reduce price per die only for process operations0.80text
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