GF on 28 July 2007
| BenKenobi88 said: I don't understand anything about chips...but why is it a circle? |
Because of the process they have to follow to obtain the silicon in pure state. Long story short, they take the silicon from the mines, make a couple of chemical reactions to remove the other metals present in smaller quantities, then the silicon is molten and extracted very slowly, starting with a crystal configuration patern and turning it around continually. They eventually get a perfect cilinder. Then they cut it with a diamond saw, making identical circular sections.
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Yes, I study Electronical Engineering :P
