Return of the gigahertz wars: New Chinese transistor uses bismuth instead of silicon to potentially sock it to Intel and TSMC with 40% more speed
Silicon has dominated the chip industry as its foundational material since, well, forever. But now researchers at Peking ...
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Silicon Metal Prices Continue to Decline, Market Slump Difficult to Break [SMM Analysis]
Silicon Metal Prices Continue to Decline, Market Slump Difficult to Break] From February to early March, spot silicon metal maintained a weak trend, with SMM east China above-standard #553 silicon ...
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Silicon Metal Main Contract Drops Below "10,000"; Polysilicon Wafer Prices Remain Basically Stable [SMM Silicon-Based PV Morning Meeting Summary]
Prices: Spot silicon metal prices continued a weak trend, with the futures market also declining. Yesterday, the SI2505 contract broke below the "10,000 yuan" threshold, reaching an intraday low of ...
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Silicon metal and aluminum industries hit by China power shortages
In Yunnan province, in southwest China, producers of the silicon metal which feeds polysilicon have been operating at 10% of the output they achieved in August and will continue to do so for the ...
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Silicone Molds For Stove-Top Metal Casting
Seems like most of the metal casting projects we feature are aluminum in sand molds, though, so it’s refreshing to see a casting project using silicone molds to cast low-melting point metals.
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Casting Metal Parts And Silicone Molds From 3D Prints
This tutorial on how to cast metal parts from 3D printed silicone molds is a perfect example of how useful a 3D printer can be when you are looking to make a custom and durable metal part at home.
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Wacker to expand silicon metal production in Norway
Germany chemical producer Wacker Chemie has launched a feasibility study for a new plan to expand silicon metal production capacity at its plant in Holla, near Trondheim, Norway. Wacker plans to ...