Complete wafer process- diagrams (2004)
Czochralski Crystal Growth Process
Czochralski process - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Making Silicon from Sand - Popular Science
Mayaterials - Literature
My post re: silicon on Slashdot (July 25th, 02007)
Polysilicon chemical vapor deposition - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Science Blog -- Silicon-based chemicals from sand
Semiconductor Materials
Semiconductor comprising silicon and method of making it (Scaff, Theuerer, 1947)
Silicon (J. B. Calvert, 2003)

"As carbon is the element of life, silicon is the element of the earth"

Silicon (periodic.lanl.gov)
Silicon Wafer Fabrication Process
Silicon br/otherhood (Luc Sala, Alan Lundell, 1989)
Sydney sandstone- sandstone thoughts (Peter Macinnis, 1996)
The Ballad of Sand and Harry Soot

"The sand of silicon and the soot of carbon-based life forms interact in this award-winning hypertext poem."

The Great Si Crisis in 2007
Where Does Silicon Come From? (Daniel Higgs, 2004)
Wiresaw (Imin Kao, 1999)

To cut/slice silicon wafers.

[pdf] Historical overview of silicon crystal pulling development (Werner Zulehner)
[pdf] Making silicon and silanes from sand (Royal Society of Chemistry)

"Magnesium and sand are heated together and silicon is produced by an exothermic\x02\x02reaction. The product is placed in acid to remove magnesium oxide and unreacted\x02\x02magnesium. Small amounts of silanes are produced by the reaction of magnesium\x02\x02silicide (a side product) with the acid. These react spontaneously with air to give\x02\x02spectacular but harmless small explosions."