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The Silicon Engine: Invention of the Planar Manufacturing Process (Computer History Museum)

Computer History Museum

The Computer History Museum's Silicon Engine essay on Jean Hoerni's 1959 invention of the planar manufacturing process, in which a wafer's own oxide layer is patterned and used as a mask.

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Computer History Museum
URL
https://www.computerhistory.org/siliconengine/invention-of-the-planar-manufacturing-process/
Source Type
custodian topic essay
Reliability Tier
1
The Computer History Museum's own Silicon Engine essay on the 1959 planar process, a named institutional account with editorial and archival oversight, the top tier alongside other institutional primary accounts.
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The Silicon Engine: Invention of the Planar Manufacturing Process (Computer History Museum)
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Claims Backed By This Source (5 claims)

This source backs 5 claims across the atlas. As facts: 4 well-attested. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Sources, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.
  • Articles, 1 claims: 1 general references.
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