How Silicon Wafers Is Creating and Used

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How Silicon Wafers Is Creating and Used

• Silicon Specialist Inc

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• Silicon wafers are small, thin, transparent
  sheets of semiconductors used in electronic and
  information technology devices. They are produced
  by many companies, including electronics makers
  such as Cisco, D-Lux, Ingenic, and Sun
  Microsystems. These wafers are typically used to
  insulate various circuits and can be found both
  as solid-state and liquid-state varieties. For
  companies that produce a high volume of flexible
  or pliable silicon wafers, they can benefit from
  silicon membranes that serve as protective
  coatings on the wafers.

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• Silicon is a naturally occurring element that is
  found throughout most of the Earth's crust.
  Silicon is used to make the glass in bottles and
  cell phones. It is also used to create the thin
  sheets used for computer chips and other
  electronics applications. Silicon has the atomic
  symbol silicon and is formed through the process
  of the organic reaction between silicon and
  hydrogen. Because it is naturally occurring,
  there are limits to its use in electronics and
  other fields and therefore the supply of silicon
  wafers greatly outstrips the amount available to
  make them.

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• When a company such as Cisco needs to buy silicon
  wafers CA in large quantities, they have to find
  a place where they can find a wholesale dealer
  with a good supply of silicon. They may look to
  find a supplier that manufactures semiconductors
  for personal or commercial applications. Another
  option for companies looking for a silicon
  provider is to look to the secondary market. A
  company that manufactures or produces integrated
  circuits, for example, may sell its wafers to an
  electrical component manufacturer that needs to
  replace old or worn transistors on their
  equipment. With a little searching, a company
  looking to make a small purchase of wafer thin
  films can find a reputable dealer who has a
  dependable supply of crystalline conductive
  wafers.

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• When buying silicon wafer CA from a secondary
  source, the buyer has to be careful to inspect
  the product for heavy metals like lead and
  mercury, which can cause shorting of the wafer
  joints. There is also concern about asbestos
  fibers, which are known carcinogens. In addition,
  it's a good idea to check to see if they have
  used a low or high pore count in the
  manufacturing process. Typically, the number of
  pore-sized holes in the material indicates the
  thickness of the material. Thinner materials have
  fewer pores and thus perform better than thicker
  ones.

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• When the wafers come from the industrial
  processing plant, they are sent to manufacturers
  who lay the wafer sheets onto a substrate. The
  sheet metal is pressed together at high
  temperature until the wafer flakes are dispersed
  into a thick, clear liquid compound called PMMA.
  Other ingredients are mixed with the PMMA to
  improve the viscosity of the final PMMA wafer.
  From here, the wafer is trimmed to the correct
  size and mounted to be packaged. A good package
  has a smooth exterior and good structural
  integrity, which makes the final product very
  durable.

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• Most of the silicon wafers manufacturing CA today
  are sold in single pieces. However, bulk pricing
  of the wafers is possible if the individual
  wafers are customized. When a wafer is used for
  applications that require delicate cutting, like
  electronics packaging, it is best to purchase
  them in bulk. There are some companies that offer
  this service and will package the silicon wafers
  in individual pieces and then ship them
  individually. If the customer prefers a one-time
  payment, then it is possible to receive the wafer
  in that manner.

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