Before a chip can power your computer or smartphone, it starts out as a silicon wafer. This flat, mirror-like disc goes through an incredibly advanced manufacturing journey, as detailed by UniversityWafer.
It all starts with silicon crystal growth, where purified silicon is melted and slowly pulled into a cylindrical ingot. The ingot is sliced into thin wafers, which are then clean... https://universitywafer.com/how-to-make-silicon-wafers-into-computer-chips.html