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wafer

[way-fer] / ˈweɪ fər /


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AI-led demand remains a key growth catalyst, with strong wafer fabrication equipment and automated test equipment demand benefiting equipment and engineering services players, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

An ultrathin diamond wafer converts CEBAF's electrons into a beam of high-energy photons with parallel spins.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026

Despite aggressive expansion, the company’s overall wafer utilization rate was 93.7% in the June quarter, up from 93.1% in the March quarter, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Lumentum Holdings recently agreed to pay AXT $87 million in deposits to reserve six years of indium-phosphide wafer supply.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

A wafer of a moon was shining over Gatsby's house, making the night fine as before and surviving the laughter and the sound of his still glowing garden.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

"Mother remembers," he laughs, selecting the caramel wafers.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Caltech researchers have found a way to move light across silicon wafers with exceptionally little signal loss, reaching levels at visible wavelengths that approach those of optical fiber.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026

Many wafers shipped in 2Q were priced when they were produced in 4Q or 1Q.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Indium-phosphide crystals are brittle and grown in small batches, and the industry is only now moving from three-inch to six-inch wafers, a step silicon took in the 1980s.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

They were flat round wafers, slightly browned on the edges and butter-yellow in the center.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou




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