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Chip Makers Team for Move to 450mm Wafers

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Chip makers Intel Corp., Samsung Electronics and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) Ltd. announced they are partnering to drive the semiconductor industry transition to larger, 450-mm wafers starting in 2012. The total silicon surface area of a 450-mm wafer and the number of printed die (individual computer chips, for example) it can contain is more than twice that of a 300-mm wafer; bigger wafers help lower the production cost per chip, the companies said, and also cut down on air pollution, gases that contribute to global warming, and water used in the manufacturing process....Read full article

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