The silane produced by this route can be thermally decomposed to produce high-purity silicon and hydrogen in a single pass.

He also oversaw a high-technology operation that produced silicon, the essential material for computer microchips.

He also claims to have discovered a method of producing silicon from fertilizer.

Only the largest stars produce silicon via stellar fusion.

Historically, a number of methods have been used to produce ultra-high-purity silicon.

These days Krasnoyarsk-26 is counting on the construction of a $200 million factory to produce silicon for computer chips.

The plant produces silicon and microsilica and was started in 1931.

Silicon dioxide is used to produce elemental silicon.

"A viable supplier no longer needs to produce silicon."

Decades later, the method is adapted to produce single-crystal silicon.