"Silicon wafers" refer to flat discs or slices made from silicon, which is a commonly used material in electronics. They serve as a basic building block for manufacturing computer chips and other electronic components. Full definition
«It's also important in cleanroom procedures, nanofabrication and microprocessor formation,» said Schrader, who pointed out that microprocessors are fabricated on silicon wafer substrates with a thin layer of glass, upon which circuits are laid. (sciencedaily.com)
The team integrated a three - dimensional array of carbon nanotubes into a microfluidic device by using chemical vapor deposition and photolithography to grow and pattern carbon nanotubes onto silicon wafers. (sciencedaily.com)
The single - atom transistor is made by carving a slot in a hydrogen - coated silicon wafer with a tunneling electron microscope and depositing a single phosphorus atom in the hole. (discovermagazine.com)