"You look at the very specific color of a star ... less than 0.02% of the government's $7 trillion annual budget. A silicon wafer with microchips etched into it. Microchips are etched using ...

Some elements in the periodic table, such as carbon, silicon, and germanium ... The wavelengths of light that can etch those ...

"You look at the very specific color of a star, it can tell you the makeup of the ... less than 0.02% of the government's $7 trillion annual budget. A silicon wafer with microchips etched into it.

Furthermore, processing silicon wafers in the US is just slightly more ... new plant up comes from the actual equipment required to "etch" microchips with complex light and chemical processes.

CIKARANG, Indonesia, March 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Gstar has marked a significant milestone with the shipment of its first batch of core equipment for its new photovoltaic manufacturing facility ...