Santa Clara, Calif.-based Solaicx on Tuesday announced plans for a Portland facility to make silicon wafers for the solar-power industry, a win for Oregon officials eager to promote clean-energy ...

Silicon is the second most abundant element in Earth’s crust, but is rarely found in pure form. High-purity quartzite (SiO 2) is reduced in an electric arc furnace at around 1,800 °C using carbon ...

Powerful electronics don't have to come at an environmental cost. Scientists at Osaka Metropolitan University have developed ...

NorSun’s CEO also called for further policy measures to be undertaken to regulate the US market. Image: NorSun. Norwegian ingot and wafer manufacturer NorSun will supply Heliene, a Canadian solar PV ...

The big picture: Infineon has developed the world's thinnest silicon power wafers, measuring just 20 micrometers in thickness – about the same as a human hair. These wafers promise significant ...

We are now one generation of technological alchemy away from the smallest possible silicon microchips.

A hot potato: TSMC has repeatedly said that funding a new chip-making venture outside Taiwan is very expensive for numerous reasons. However, a new analysis tries to debunk the company's alleged ...

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The quoted price for N-type recharging polysilicon was 42-49 yuan/kg. Polysilicon prices continued to decline recently, ...