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The ones I had were chalky like Necco wafers So you could literally puff out and make the dust from the wafer look like you were smoking Cool stuff for a five year old!
by mingus88 · Oct 30, 2026
Micron plans to use wafer bonding and High-NA EUV for next-gen DRAM
by gmays · Oct 28, 2026 · 3 points
> the cost? What cost? The lab cost today, or the cost after we figure out how to make thousands a day in a diamond wafer fab? If this were to become practical, operating high s…
by topspin · Oct 27, 2026
New Foveon is a long ways away still, they basically scraped what they had - https://petapixel.com/2025/10/27/sigma-says-full-frame-foveo... “But t…
by buildbot · Oct 27, 2026
You ever play that really old Zachtronics game where you have to design circuits at the silicon level? (KOHCTPYKTOP: Engineer of the People) Give me an inverter and single logic…
by mrguyorama · Oct 26, 2026
Okay this is cool research just one tiny tiny microscopic question... why would someone use diamond wafer costing 1000x more than a silicon wafer??! :)
by phegler · Oct 26, 2026
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A wafer is a crisp, often sweet, very thin, flat, light biscuit, often used to decorate ice cream, and also used as a garnish on some sweet dishes. They frequently have a waffle surface pattern but may also be patterned with insignia of the food's manufacturer or may be patternless. Some chocolate bars, such as Kit Kat and Toffee Crisp, are wafers with chocolate in and around them. Read more on Wikipedia