How do they make Silicon Wafers and Computer Chips?

This shows how computer chips are made from silicon crystal, to wafer to chips.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35jWSQXku74 is worth watching too.

There used to be an episode of National Geographic documentary named "Naked Science" on youtube. It was about using synthetic diamond crystal in place of silicon as the chip substrate. Since diamond crystal can tolerate higher heat, a CPU can be over-clocked without the worry of a melt-down.

If you like this video, you should also look up diamond based computer chips.

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Science & Technology

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• silicon
• computer
• chips
• wafer
• crystal.
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[TheQuacked]

240p... we meet again...

[cplai]

@TheQuacked Ha! Ha! 240p was not uncommon 3 years ago.

[320bit]

@MrTripleFudge Your executed by firing squad.

[320bit]

@dougspair The interesting part here Iv read about, is that in a few years we will have reached the size limit for processors. Since they soon wont be able to make the transistors any smaller, as they are already only 10 atoms big. Intel is already showing off its 22nm processor, and said to be a 14nm processor by 2014. Id say by 2016 we will see a whole new design in processors.

[320bit]

@dougspair Of course. They wouldnt want us making microchips in our own home. It would ruin their business! :)

[320bit]

@wikiemol2 I was thinking the same thing myself. I wonder how long it took to make the first chip without using computerized machines :p . Must have taken decades just produce one working chip.

[wikiemol2]

... Don't they need computer chips... to make the machines that MAKE the computer chips?!?!

[dougspair]

@cplai Ok, I agree, they'll burn later. I grew up in S. Calif and there were semi's going on there too. I get a few on-line publications about Semi'mfg...and it appears after 2014 or so, when the Chinese are getting the dollars we are for wages, the 'NEW' China will likely be Africa, after the Thai/Malaysia/Viet-Nam countries are used up.

[cplai]

@dougspair As residents of Silicon valley, we had fair share of our toxins left behind decades ago by the semi-conductor industry. They didn't know better back then and we suffer. Now they know better and if they still don't take proper precaution to protect the environment and workers, then you can only blame on corporate greed and those responsible will burn in hell.

[dougspair]

@TheDefianceCrew OK, go look up the first transistor, invented in 1947, the same year I was born. 3 guys at Bell Telephone, then a few years later, the first integrated circuit,had maybe 20 transistors on it.

[dougspair]

@cplai I imagine you'll change your attitude there, when you have become one of 'the others' taking the risk.

[dougspair]

@cplai Yes,you're quite right.