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wafer

[wey-fer] / ˈweɪ fər /


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Because photonic chips can be manufactured at wafer scale using methods similar to those employed for computer chips, more than 1,000 laser cavities could potentially be produced simultaneously.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

The method begins by creating ultrathin freestanding silicon nanomembranes from a donor wafer.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

While a single 300 millimeter silicon wafer normally produces a few dozen chips, Cerebras uses the entire wafer for one chip, about the size of a dinner plate.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

A chip yield refers to the amount of usable chips that come from one wafer.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Before she can chuck a vanilla wafer at me.

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor




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