Instead, the transistor is built up as a series of layers, deposited one at a time on the chip a process that allows the thickness of each layer to be controlled very accurately.
In 2008, Trina is determined to "lower our module manufacturing costs through constant improvements in cell efficiencies, wafer thickness reduction, and manufacturing process innovation, " he added.
That magnesium chassis, as you may have heard, is made through Microsoft's own VaporMg process, which involves pushing out excess air to help minimize the device's thickness.