Where To Buy A Silicon Wafer ?

[clarkey01]

I want a 300mm silicon wafer, reckon I walk to an Intel fab and ask ?

Any ideas how to get one (seen some on ebay but I want a 300mm one)

 

[So]

for what purpose?

 

[clarkey01]

Originally posted by: So
for what purpose?

Display

LOL. Im going to take om AMD and Intel, start my own chip company !

 

[clarkey01]

Something like this :

http://radio.weblogs.com/0105910/images/nanoruler.jpg


I am into CPU's big time. I even sent an email to AMD asking about this keyring:

http://www.tweakers.net/ext/i.dsp/1067953313.jpg

 

[ArmenK]

Ebay

 

[So]

Good luck with that. I seriously doubt that AMD made too many of said keyrings, even though they are extrenely cool. Also, silicon wafers are like brittle glass. You may want to think twice before making your own ring.

 

[clarkey01]

Id just love a 300 mm wayer on display on my desk.

AMD said they didnt sell those keyrings, I think they were a special run for the topping off of FAB 36 to the press.

 

[clarkey01]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...5&item=7500667921&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

ouch £150 !

 

[So]

Yeah, wafers are both expensive and hard to find. I would have been shocked if they were just handing out those keyrings. I'll bet that the A64 design team and the fab team got those and that's it.

 

[clarkey01]

Originally posted by: So
Yeah, wafers are both expensive and hard to find. I would have been shocked if they were just handing out those keyrings. I'll bet that the A64 design team and the fab team got those and that's it.

I could always break into FAB 30 wearing a batman suit and rob a wafer or two.

 

[Analog]

The intel museum shop had them for sale.

 

[clarkey01]

Originally posted by: yellowfiero
The intel museum shop had them for sale.

what wafers ? lol I bet AMD bought some. Nah I know you mean the keyrings

 

[PottedMeat]

does it have to be AMD/INTEL? or even 300mm, at a glance no one will know.

The Electronics Goldmine has wafers - i think they have bare wafer with no processing / ones with die ( marked good ) and even lithography masks.

The stuff ranges from 5-30 bucks.

The Electronics Goldmine - Misc. Items

 

[clarkey01]

Originally posted by: PottedMeat
does it have to be AMD/INTEL? or even 300mm, at a glance no one will know.

The Electronics Goldmine has wafers - i think they have bare wafer with no processing / ones with die ( marked good ) and even lithography masks.

The stuff ranges from 5-30 bucks.

The Electronics Goldmine - Misc. Items

Cheers my man!

 

[DannyBoy]

Wow, why would you want that

Off to tesco.

 

[RelaxTheMind]

i doubt those IC chip wafers would be anywhere near as fun/sweet/cool as a cpu wafer. i remember seeing those things in school. haha

 

[clarkey01]

Maybe if I ask Hector nicely he'll give me one, thanks for al your help !

 

[BoomerD]

Only took 19 years to get an answer. .

 

[Red Squirrel]

Now I kinda want one too... I never even considered that these would be available to the public nor ever thought to search for it, but they do in fact have some on ebay.

Historic 4" USA made silicon wafer of Microprocessors - From 1986 with case | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Historic 4" USA made silicon wafer of Microprocessors - From 1986 with case at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!

www.ebay.ca

Can even buy a whole ingot that they make the wafers from, that's a bit more pricey though:

Silicon Si Crystal Ingot Boule Wafer Raw Material. | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Silicon Si Crystal Ingot Boule Wafer Raw Material. at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!

www.ebay.ca

Would definitely be a cool conversation piece for the living room coffee table. Imagine the shatter that would make when the cats push it off.

 

[Jon-T]

Hmm.

Perhaps it's time to replace the Win 95 CD (in jewel case with COA) that I've been using as a coaster for the past 25 years.

 

[sdifox]

Hmm.

Perhaps it's time to replace the Win 95 CD (in jewel case with COA) that I've been using as a coaster for the past 25 years.

CDs and silicon wafers are different things

 

[Jon-T]

CDs and silicon wafers are different things

No they are not, they function EXACTLY the same.

When you use a CD as a coaster you set your drink on and it protects the your desktop from moisture

When a Silicon wafer is used as a coaster you place your drink on it and it protects the desk from moisture.

 

[sdifox]

No they are not, they function EXACTLY the same.

When you use a CD as a coaster you set your drink on and it protects the your desktop from moisture

When a Silicon wafer is used as a coaster you place your drink on it and it protects the desk from moisture.

Just because you misuse them does not make them the same thing.

 

[BoomerD]

Just because you misuse them does not make them the same thing.

In that particular instance…they are…they’re coasters.

 

[Jon-T]

I'm sure the technology exists to take one of those 4 inch wafers and add some type of soft backing to it possibly using some stuff I read about on Wikipedia called "Glue". I see no reason why it would not be functionally equivalent to my Win 95 CD.