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This article is about the scientist. For the boxer, see Carl Froch.
Carl John[1] Frosch (September 6, 1908 – May 18, 1984)[2] was a Bell Labs
researcher who discovered that silicon could be protectively coated with silicon
dioxide by the right exposure to oxygen when hot. Such protective coating overcame
a problem of surface states found in active silicon circuit elements. The discovery
also revealed the potential for the process of silicon etching.

This discovery process was akin to that of penicillin in that an accidental event
led to the discovery of the solution to a major problem.

References
Michael Riordan & Lillian Hoddeson (1997) Crystal Fire, page 222, W. W. Norton &
Company ISBN 0-393-04124-7 .
Specific

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uxDAIQ6AEIJzAA The Canadian Patent Office Record and Register of Copyrights and
Trade Marks, Volume 77, Issues 36-43
Carl J Frosch (1908-1984), Find A Grave
External links
Silicon Burns A description of the discovery from the point of view of a colleague
at Bell Labs.
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