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Current technology for producing silicon-based materials uses a very old metallurgical process that requires heating minerals like quartz sand (silica, SiO2) in a furnace at extremely high ...
Silicon—made from beach sand—is the key material for today's information technology industry because it is an abundant and versatile semiconductor.
Silicon is the backbone of the semiconductor industry, but it's also interesting in its own right. Here's why it's so important in modern computing—and in many other applications.
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