How sand is made into silicon chip

xsmatt81 · 05-28-2009, 01:47 AM

this is/could be redundant for some of you on here. But the article is worth a look.

The deserts of Arizona are home to Intel’s Fab 32, a $3billion factory that’s performing one of the most complicated electrical engineering feats of our time. It’s here that processors with components measuring just 45 millionths of a millimetre across are manufactured, ready to be shipped out to motherboard manufacturers all over the world. Creating these complicated miniature systems is impressive enough, but it’s not the processors’ diminutive size that’s the most startling or impressive part of the process.
It may seem an impossible transformation, but these fiendishly complex components are made from nothing more glamorous than sand. Such a transformative feat isn’t simple. The production process requires more than 300 individual steps. However, they can be neatly summed up in just ten...

How Silicon Chips Are Made | PC Plus

dogfriend · 05-28-2009, 11:46 AM

Seen it before, but that is a good basic article. BTW, if you can avoid being near HF (hydrofluoric acid) you should do so. Its one of the nastiest chemicals that exist. Its not good for humans.

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xsmatt81 non-AARP Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Vegas Posts: 511 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: Package: #3 Thanks: 1 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts Friends: 0	How sand is made into silicon chip this is/could be redundant for some of you on here. But the article is worth a look. The deserts of Arizona are home to Intel’s Fab 32, a $3billion factory that’s performing one of the most complicated electrical engineering feats of our time. It’s here that processors with components measuring just 45 millionths of a millimetre across are manufactured, ready to be shipped out to motherboard manufacturers all over the world. Creating these complicated miniature systems is impressive enough, but it’s not the processors’ diminutive size that’s the most startling or impressive part of the process. It may seem an impossible transformation, but these fiendishly complex components are made from nothing more glamorous than sand. Such a transformative feat isn’t simple. The production process requires more than 300 individual steps. However, they can be neatly summed up in just ten... How Silicon Chips Are Made \| PC Plus __________________ 2007 Prius Black BT Tech Stiffing Plate Weather Tech Mats/Cargo Area Mat DM Bug Guard(rock guard) Full Tint Splash Guards Coastal Tech EV mode(new)& Coastal Auto Door Lock Whistler XTR695 Radar/Laser & Garmin Nuvi 1350

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dogfriend Human - Animal Hybrid Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Carmichael, CA Posts: 4,966 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: Package: #6 Thanks: 282 Thanked 175 Times in 147 Posts Friends: 11	Re: How sand is made into silicon chip Seen it before, but that is a good basic article. BTW, if you can avoid being near HF (hydrofluoric acid) you should do so. Its one of the nastiest chemicals that exist. Its not good for humans.

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