Creating A Silicon Wafer - How Sand Becomes Computers (1 of 6)

Josh talks about how sand is changed into a silicon wafer, the first step in sand becoming a computer! To see the entire process, we highly recommend you check it out here: • From Sand to Silicon: ...
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Have you ever wondered how electronic devices work? From sand to sophisticated technology, we've created a video that will take you through the entire process, step by step. This short is just one snippet, so check out the full video at the link above! You will discover how silicon dioxide or quartz from sand is transformed into semiconductor material and how it's controlled to conduct electricity. You'll also learn how transistors are made, which act as switches or amplifiers. You'll then explore how billions of these transistors are used in modern CPUs, making them switch on and off faster, allowing you to do more things in the same amount of space and power. Finally, you'll be introduced to digital logic and how switches are used to create digital devices that think in 1s and 0s. This is quite the ride, so hang on tight!

[@SMNR777]

way to get people to learn and understand something better

[@anamuslimun]

Man, I was looking for this sort of stuff. The base of all computing.
Thanks a bunch

[@CircuitBread]

Have you seen the full version of this video yet? It’s pretty cool 😎 czcams.com/video/SnWEXdVxpmQ/video.htmlsi=Fj6ztE6BQkiMABSV

[@anamuslimun]

@@CircuitBread Oh Man! That's awesome! Thanks for letting me know. Can you please suggest me some sort of documents or books where I can get some solid idea to build my own basic chip on a silicone wafer? Starting from a single transistor!

[@karimsc3921]

It's pure silicone that we cristallise not silicone dioxide, it's an ingot of (intrinsic pure silicone in this case or doped ) either in monocrostalline or polycristalline form
It's called czochralski process

[@Trombinha_jooj]

silicon*

[@FreeTyme-ew3oe]

How do we get the silicon dioxide seed ? Or crystal ?

[@JustaReadingguy]

And rotate the crystal seed as it is pulled.

[@lonso_14]

Invented by a polish chemist Jan Czochralski

[@zacharysherry2910]

Electrically perfect

[@sarkozygaming3629]

Isn't the wafer just pure silicon Si?

[@SagarKumar-jp2ws]

Did you get the answer??

[@karimsc3921]

Yes it's pure silicone that is growing from a seed and it follows the seeds crystalline structure (i.e epitaxie) This method is called Czochralski process

[@karimsc3921]

And it's not silicone dioxide as it's showing in the video
In fact the silicone in this method is of high purity (only a few parts of impurities per million)