>My CRC handbook says silicon melts at 1410 C. (If it was much easier, Intel >for instance would be in big trouble). > >So I doubt that it was liquid silicon you heard about. Also, if it was a >silicone that was meant (that final e often gets lost), those materials can >be liquid, but they are also insulating. So the report on liquid silicon >interconnects is quite puzzling. is it possible that Si is dissloved in a solution, then patterned like a miniature PC board and dried? paul j pearah university of illinois at urbana-champaign pjpg1258@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu