Quartz and sand are both silicon dioxide you MOR0N.

Who knows if it would even be discovered again? I’m sure in an infinite universe, it’s guaranteed to be. But who knows what other form ‘computers’ might have taken before this knowledge is rediscovered, if ever.

You’re right, no human alone could have invented all of this. This is the outcome of multiple humans working together. That’s why every job is useful. The scientists who understood atoms, the mathematicians who created systems such as the binary system and Boolean logic / algebra, the engineers who created the first electronic computers… Remember, the first computer was created from engineers who learned from the mathematicians who created binary and Boolean logic to create logic gates that utilise electricity in the form of binary data. That computer used vacuum chambers to achieve those logic gates. Then came along the transistor, from the scientists who understood atoms, then those transistors were used to replace the vacuum chambers and finally you have the computer chip you own today (more or less over some years of course). It’s a collective effort. No one human being could have come up with this themselves. But when we come together and combine our skills, we can create amazing things. The evolution of knowledge and creativity.

Sounds absolutely nothing like Dr. Phil.

yep, misleading title

Just look up what sand type is on silicone valley. That’s pretty much where most computer chips are made from.

👋 Hi, I live in the High desert of Oregon and have 8acres of sand (we also are above an obsidian flow). How can I make my sand into anything / crystals??? THANK YOU 🙏!!!

You may need more than a 3 minute video!

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The process is complex and multi step! Hope that’s helps :)

@@thelukesternater thanks, now all is clear

Quartz silicon/sand is mixed with coke(or some form of highly pure carbon) and then heated to 2000 C usually by running a very high electrical current of some sort. this produces raw silicon with a lot of impurities. the raw silicon is dissolved using hydrogen chloride producing trichlorosilane and other halides. trichlorosilane is distilled from the mixture removing the impurities. trichlorosilane is reacted with hydrogen gas in the absence of oxygen and this produces silicon and HCl. this Si though is poly-Si, so the poly-Si is melted and then a seed monocrystalline Si uses the melted poly-Si to grow into a bigger monocrystal. I copied this from another commenter ;)

yeah I guess this is the kind of "educative" videos people got in the day.

It is negative charged when based on "pure silicon" IE there are more free electrons then usual.

yes that can switch trillions of times a second. absolutely amazing really...

well it's not only the amount of transistors, the architecture has a big weight in forming the logic. some chips can have fewer transistors but are "smarter" than other due to efficient architecture.

20 years of engineering condensed to one simple answer......yes. Additionally, the "switches" can also be variable, which leads to the ability to amplify sinusoidal voltages/currents. Having only one P and one N gives you a diode which allows only a unidirectional flow of current. Take a wire, run it into a transistor as an amplifier, then to a diode and then a piezoelectric headphone and you've got a very basic AM radio Rx. There, I just saved you $50k. LOL!

Basically a prosessor or a microchip is made of millions or even billions of transistors. If you use the right transisters in the right order, you can create the processors

Dang, you learned something. That's so awful.

14598175 Cut the sarcasm. I'm an electrical engineer; I already knew about this Solid State 101 basic knowledge. What I came for is the stuff they don't teach in class: how the sand is actually made into silicon. You'd expect a video with the title "From sand to silicon" to at least cover that.

Dude, same! Sorry someone had to be mean to you though.

quartz silicon/sand is mixed with coke(or some form of highly pure carbon) and then heated to 2000 C usually by running a very high electrical current of some sort. this produces raw silicon with a lot of impurities. the raw silicon is dissolved using hydrogen chloride producing trichlorosilane and other halides. trichlorosilane is distilled from the mixture removing the impurities. trichlorosilane is reacted with hydrogen gas in the absence of oxygen and this produces silicon and HCl. this Si though is poly-Si, so the poly-Si is melted and then a seed monocrystalline Si uses the melted poly-Si to grow into a bigger monocrystal.

HobbyAlchemist Is there no other easier way , one which can be done with simple and cheap materials . I searched a lot , didnt fins any...any suggestions?