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Sawubona. Namuhla sizokhuluma ngamawafa angama-300mm, nokuthi abandakanyeka kanjani ekwenzeni izinto ezipholile njengama-smartphone namakhompyutha. Asigxume singene.
Kodwa okokuqala, kungani i-Semixlab Ama-wafers angama-300 mm kupholile vele? Lawa mawafa makhulu kunamawafa amadala angama-200mm, ngakho-ke singakwazi ukukhiqiza ama-chips amaningi kusuka ku-wafer ngayinye. Lokhu kuyasiza ekongeni isikhathi nemali uma kuziwa ekukhiqizeni izinto zikagesi. Ngama-wafer angu-300mm, izinkampani ezifana ne-Semixlab zingenza ama-chips ngesivinini esisheshayo kuyilapho isidingo samadivayisi siphezulu.
Manje, njengoba sekushiwo, ngezinye izikhathi kuyasiza ukubona ukuthi izinto zenziwe kanjani, ngakho-ke ake siqale, futhi sibe manzi sibone ukuthi ama-wafers angu-300mm enziwa kanjani futhi kungani abalulekile. Lawa mawafa enziwe ngento ebizwa nge-silicon, ewusizo kakhulu uma ufuna ukwenza i-computer chip. I-silicon isikwa ibe yizingcwecwe eziyindilinga bese ipholishwa ukuze kwakhiwe indawo ebushelelezi lapho kwakhiwa khona ama-chips. Iwafa ngayinye idlula izinyathelo eziningi zokwengeza izendlalelo namaphethini ahlukahlukene ukwenza i-chip yokugcina.

Muva nje, izinkampani eziningi seziqale ukusebenzisa ama-wafers angu-300mm. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi lawa mawafa amakhulu akhiqiza ama-chips amaningi anephutha elincane. Lokhu kunciphisa izindleko zokukhiqiza, futhi kwengeza inani ezinkampanini ezifana ne-Semixlab 300mm isicwecwana se-silicon. Kunesidingo esikhulayo sama-chips amancane, asheshayo njengoba ubuchwepheshe buthuthuka, ngakho-ke ama-wafer angu-300mm afiseleka kakhulu.

Uma kubhekwa izinzuzo zama-wafers angu-300mm, kusobala ukuthi azoba nendawo embonini ye-semiconductor. Lawa mawafa amakhulu awusizo mayelana nokwenza izinto zingabizi kakhulu futhi zingabizi futhi zinike amandla ama-chips angcono nasheshayo. Futhi njengoba ubuchwepheshe buqhubeka nokuvela kanye nesidingo sokuba sibe sincane njalo, izinto zikagesi zikhula ngokushesha, amawafa angama-300mm azobaluleka kakhulu ohlelweni lokukhiqiza.

I-Semixlab ukwenziwa kwe-wafer izinkampani zisebenzise osayizi abahlukahlukene be-wafer eminyakeni edlule ukwenza ama-computer chips. Iqale ku-100mm, yanwetshwa yafinyelela ku-200mm futhi manje lapha sesino-300mm. Yilokhu kushintsha kosayizi obekwenzeka, ngoba sifuna yonke into isebenze kahle futhi ikhiqize. Osayizi abakhulu be-wafer bangase bavame nakakhulu esikhathini esizayo njengoba ubuchwepheshe buthuthuka futhi sifuna ukwenza ama-chips abe mancane futhi abe namandla kakhulu.