Normally silicon wafers are cut from a larger piece of silicon. This wastes about half of the wafer material.

硅晶片通常都是从一块较大的硅上裁剪而来，此方式浪费了大概一半的圆晶原料。

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Each diode is cut from a wafer of crystals layered over a base of silicon or sapphire.

每一个二极管都是从硅或者蓝宝石薄片上切割下来的。

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Each diode is cut from a wafer of crystals layered over a base of silicon or sapphire.

每一个二极管都从硅(或者蓝宝石为衬底的)晶片上切割下来。

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What if it's unsliced, which means it can be cut wafer-thin or doorstop thick?

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The wafer is then cut up into chips.

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Under current manufacturing techniques, manufacturers take their sapphire or silicon carbide wafer and chop, or cut it into individual chips, which get tested and packaged.

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