# Silicone vs. Silicon

| The fundamental difference between the materials silicone and silicon, though unknown to the media professionals, is best illustrated by the major application of silicone, which has nothing to do with the silicon used for microelectronics, but with rather macroscopic applications leading to soft products not easily confused with hard and brittle chips.

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