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A Greener Chip Manufacturing Process

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the heavy-metals dept.

gardenermike writes "A new chip manufacturing process has been developed which uses UV light instead of high temperatures to prepare the silicon. This could lead to cheaper chips and greener factories if it pans out. Apparently the main problem is defects in the material, which are currently 'ironed out' as a side-effect of the extreme temperatures used."

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  1. Greener? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Man, if I wanted green chips, I just pull them out of my ol' 386. I don't know what caused them to turn green, and I don't want to know.

    N.B. "Confirm you're not a script" image = nonsense

  2. Old news... by rramdin · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    These have been out for years, and they're not really that bad for you.

  3. I don't care. by celardore · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I live in shared accomodation, the electricity bill is part of the rent. Why should I care? I recycle, I seperate all my glass, plastics and papers... I do what my local council gives provisions for. I also leave my computer on 24 hours a day... The electricity cost of that is pence per day.

    I accidentally left my iron on a couple of weeks ago. Got back to a boiling hot flat after work. Whoops, but that little accident probably cost as much as three solid years of leaving my PC on.

  4. I tried some soymilk once, I learned to stay away by falconwolf · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I used to drink soymilk as well but stopped because it's high in carbohydrates. Tell the truth I prefer real milk anyway.

    Falcon
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    Should there be a Law?