also: ウエハ · ウェハー · ウエハー · ウェーハ · ウエーハ
Refers to a thin slice of semiconductor material, such as silicon, used in the fabrication of integrated circuits. Technical term in electronics.
Circuits are formed on a silicon wafer.
This factory produces thousands of wafers every month.
Rare variant with long vowel on the first syllable.
Rare variant; combination of ウエ and long vowel on the first syllable.
Borrowed from English 'wafer'.