HPQ Silicon Inc V.HPQ

3N, 4N, 5N, 6N, """"ETC""""!!!! * 9N ? 12N ?

[Thinkbigsti69]

@Brodeur9 Wow! The present invention relates to the general technical field of purifying silicon generated from quartz to obtain 3N or higher purity silicon (4N, 5N, 6N, etc.). 3N, 4N, 5N, 6N, """"ETC""""!!!! * 9N ? 12N ? I thought our tech adds just 1N so that the 3N is 4N... but not beyond.

[IvanVanBeethoven]

To be clear: It is not that one can use this invention to make 3N into, say, 5N. When xN is obtained in the QRR, one can, however, further purify it to (x+1)N. This applies to all N values obtained via the QRR. Tell me if I am wrong, but the max. purity that we have obtained so far is +/- 3N.  So with the additional application, this becomes +/- 4 N.

[Mostlyserious]

Market demand?  Currently available supply? In other words, without the so-what, more is just more.

[IvanVanBeethoven]

Then you do not understand the importance of the QRR and the patent to its essence. Obtaining 3N in one step is already an incredible achievement. To then obtain 4N without the use of e.g. HCl and without toxic by-products is not just adding another N. It's groundbreaking!

[Mostlyserious]

Absolutely, and to your own comment later on, it appears that you are far from the technical expert as well. There are a number of different considerations that manufacturers and customers take into account to make a company successful financially for its shareholders. You don't know what you don't know, and none of us don't know a lot! .  

[IvanVanBeethoven]

To be clear: I'm wrong!!! It could well be that they can purify 2N up to e.g. 5N ... Glad to be wrong though.