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    TANG Xinyue, HONG Min, LUO Ting, CHEN Xian, ZHANG Jing, WANG Peng, ZHANG Peijian, ZHANG Zhengyuan. Research Progress of Silicon-Based Ultra-Thin Chips for Flexible Electronics[J]. Microelectronics, 2023, 53(4): 695 Copy Citation Text show less
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    TANG Xinyue, HONG Min, LUO Ting, CHEN Xian, ZHANG Jing, WANG Peng, ZHANG Peijian, ZHANG Zhengyuan. Research Progress of Silicon-Based Ultra-Thin Chips for Flexible Electronics[J]. Microelectronics, 2023, 53(4): 695
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