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wafer

[way-fer] / ˈweɪ fər /


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An ultrathin diamond wafer converts CEBAF's electrons into a beam of high-energy photons with parallel spins.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026

Despite aggressive expansion, the company’s overall wafer utilization rate was 93.7% in the June quarter, up from 93.1% in the March quarter, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

As a result, CPUs could be as significant as AI accelerators, including both GPUs and ASICs, in terms of wafer revenue contribution in 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Even allowing generously for waste, the whole wafer industry plausibly uses tens of tons a year, not hundreds.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

Upon the high altar stood a golden monstrance in the shape of a sunburst, at the center of which—exposed through a tiny window— was the round wafer of bread.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

"Mother remembers," he laughs, selecting the caramel wafers.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Caltech researchers have found a way to move light across silicon wafers with exceptionally little signal loss, reaching levels at visible wavelengths that approach those of optical fiber.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026

Many wafers shipped in 2Q were priced when they were produced in 4Q or 1Q.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

AXT’s Chinese unit needed permits in June and August of 2025 before it could ship wafers again.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

They had the same faded-loolang labels as every other thing Papa s factories made—the wafers and cream biscuits and bottled juice and banana chips.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie


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