Solar cells and computer chips need silicon layers that are as perfect as possible. Every imperfection in the crystalline structure of a silicon wafer increases the risk of reduced efficiency or ...

A new terahertz technique reveals nanometer-scale PN junction depths in silicon chips, enabling faster, non-contact inspection for advanced semiconductor manufacturing.

Researchers in Mexico have enhanced optoelectronic and solar cell performance by combining melanin with porous silicon powder. The compound improved photocurrent generation by boosting the ...

Faster installation of macOS apps on Apple Silicon Stability improvements and bug fixes Apple announced Background Assets as part of WWDC 2025.

Premier Energis and Sino-American Silicon Products Inc to establish a 2GW per annum silicon wafer manufacturing facility in India.

India’s Premier Energies and Taiwan’s Sino-American Silicon Products have signed a joint venture agreement that will see the development of a 2 GW solar wafer manufacturing plant in India.

News Taiwanese silicon wafer-maker GlobalWafers opens $3.5 billion factory in Sherman, Texas GlobalWafers’ most advanced fully integrated silicon wafer facility is the first of its kind built in ...

Discover the incredible process of how billions of microchips are made from sand. It all begins with silicon extraction from sand, which is then refined into silicon wafers. These wafers are the ...

Taiwanese silicon wafer manufacturer GlobalWafers said on Friday it would invest an additional $4 billion in the United States to meet growing customer demand there, as it officially opened its ...

First-quarter 2025 operating margins of GlobalWafers, its parent Sino-American Silicon, and competitor Sumco all declined sequentially. All three firms suffered from tepid 200 mm wafer shipments ...

Intel confirmed that initial production test runs for its most advanced silicon wafer, the 18A, are underway at its Arizona semiconductor plant.

A South Korean semiconductor-grade silicon wafer manufacturer, SK Siltron has locations in east Asia, Europe and Bay County, Michigan.