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Organic square substrates?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Always wondered why the process involved growing a cylinder crystal.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

I had always assumed it was necessary to maintain the high temperatures for controlled mono-crystal growth.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Just hear me out: hexagon shaped chips.

They fully tessellate and will cover an entire hexagon or approximately cover a circular wafer.