wafer

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While a single 300 millimeter silicon wafer normally produces a few dozen chips, Cerebras uses the entire wafer for one chip, about the size of a dinner plate.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

A chip yield refers to the amount of usable chips that come from one wafer.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

The company has pioneered wafer-scale chips, meaning a chip that takes up the entire silicon wafer that is normally cut up into many smaller processors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

"This shift is significantly increasing the need for Intel's CPUs and wafer and advanced packaging offerings."

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

They put it on a wafer of bread that can be eaten in a second if necessary.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins