>My CRC handbook says silicon melts at 1410 C. (If it was much easier, Intel
>for instance would be in big trouble).
>
>So I doubt that it was liquid silicon you heard about. Also, if it was a
>silicone that was meant (that final e often gets lost), those materials can
>be liquid, but they are also insulating. So the report on liquid silicon
>interconnects is quite puzzling.
is it possible that Si is dissloved in a solution, then patterned like a
miniature PC board and dried?

paul j pearah
university of illinois at urbana-champaign
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