wafer

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Apple’s chips are produced in batches on a silicon wafer.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 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

The chip is giant, taking up an entire 300 millimeter silicon wafer, almost a foot long across the chip’s diagonal line.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Additionally, Intel has reportedly improved its chip yield, or the amount of usable chips it can get from one wafer, and that “is a critical metric for any foundry,” he added.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

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

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins