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In the case of a silicon wafer, this sacrificial layer is silicon dioxide.
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IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2015
The thin layer of silicon dioxide insulation separating the gate from the channel, having been thinned down tenfold since the middle of the 1990s, was now just five atoms thick.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2025
Silicosis is a long-term lung disease caused by inhaling very tiny crystalline particles of silicon dioxide, or silica, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Research claims silicon dioxide can improve bone, skin, hair, and nail health.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 2 Nov. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2015
The thin layer of silicon dioxide insulation separating the gate from the channel, having been thinned down tenfold since the middle of the 1990s, was now just five atoms thick.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2025
Silicosis is a long-term lung disease caused by inhaling very tiny crystalline particles of silicon dioxide, or silica, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Research claims silicon dioxide can improve bone, skin, hair, and nail health.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Silicon dioxide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silicon%20dioxide. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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