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NEWS ABOUT: semiconductor chip

semiconductor chip stories: 2 news summaries

Pragmatism Dictates China's Religious Policy

Strategic chip firm
given leeway for Christian worship

Jul 2, 08 8:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - China officially sanctions religious worship only at state facilities, but the Christian Science Monitor finds that plenty of wiggle room exists in the business world. It profiles one company whose Christian CEO is allowed to put up a church at every worksite. Why such accommodation in a formally atheist state?... More »

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China • technology • Christianity • electronics • religious freedom • semiconductor chip • atheism • religious conflict

IBM Scrapes Silicon Scraps

Water-based abrasion technique avoids chemicals; recycles silicon for solar panels

Oct 30, 07 10:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - IBM has developed an eco-friendly way of recycling silicon for eco-friendly solar panels. Semiconductor chipmakers often sell used silicon too thin for computing to solar panel manufacturers. Until now, they’ve used abrasive chemicals or a spray of glass beads to erase circuits from the chips. IBM plans to share... More »

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recycling • IBM • solar energy • Texas Instruments • silicon • semiconductor chip

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