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Boule (crystal)
A boule is a term used to describe a single crystal ingot produced by synthetic means.
In the semiconductor industry they can be mades by a number of methods, such as the Bridgeman technique, or Czochralski process. A long, usually circular rod is produced. A semiconductor crystal boule is normally cut into wafers and polished to give substrates suitable for semiconductor devices to be fabricated on.
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