IBM semiconductors to be recycled

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Pioneering process to re-use rejected wafers could help tackle silicon shortage

The annual total of IBM's rejected semiconductors wafers would stretch 375 miles Rejected semiconductors could be recycled into solar panels thanks to a new process to remove intellectual propert...

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