The perfect cut

Friday, August 7, 2009 - 09:49 in Physics & Chemistry

You need the right tool to slice silicon blocks into paper-thin wafers: a several-kilometer-long wire wetted with a type of grinding paste. And all the parameters must be optimally adjusted -- only then can significant material losses be avoided during the cutting process.

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