CPU/Mobo How Sand is Transformed Into Silicon Chips

[Rockfella]

How Silicon Chips Are Made | PC Plus

How Silicon Chips Are Made

From sand to silicon in ten easy steps: Discover how cutting edge science

transforms a day at the beach into Intel Core i7 processors.

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[udayrulz]

:O Good post ...

 

[WingZero]

Ahh wts so much to be :O off??

 

[RoBoGhOsT]

nice post

 

[madnav]

i think silicon extraction from SiO2 was part of secondary school education... wasnt it??

 

[blr_p]

Maybe OP is still in secondary school

 

[clown_abhi]

i think silicon extraction from SiO2 was part of secondary school education... wasnt it??

So, u remember whatever was taught in Secondary school, huh!!! :bleh:

Good Post...:hap2:

 

[coolraghav]

so how are some processors made in china ?

 

[dragon_unleashed]

Gud post, thnx.

 

[dark.lord.rules]

nice post....now people can know the reason why good procys r costly like tat

 

[DevinWolf]

This is common information to me .

 

[unni]

Thanks for the info. Repped

 

[YoGi-Sama]

That was a solid read for the morning, very informative indeed. Good find. Repped.

 

[sourcewop]

Thanks, Repped.

 

[junkiedogg]

Very informative. . Would have repped but apparently I need to "spread around some rep"

BTW, WingZero is that Selena Gomez in your avatar ???

 

[swordfish123]

Sand. Made up of 25 percent silicon, is, after oxygen, the second most abundant chemical element that's in the earth's crust. Sand, especially quartz, has high percentages of silicon in the form of silicon dioxide (SiO2) and is the base ingredient for semiconductor manufacturing.

Intel Shows How A CPU Is Made

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[Dark Star]

Already posted http://www.techenclave.com/cpu-mobo-corner/how-sand-transformed-into-silicon-chips-136904.html

 

[Dark Star]

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