Major processes in semiconductor wafer fabrication: 1) wafer preparation, 2) pattern transfer, 3) doping, 4) deposition, 5) etching, and 6) packaging. The process of creating semiconductors can be ...

In this interview, Dr. Chady Stephan, PhD, the Applied Markets Leader at PerkinElmer, talks to AZoM about the current trends shaping semiconductor wafer manufacturing. A semiconductor is a material ...

As transistors get smaller, packing more of them into the tiny silicon dies, manufacturing becomes increasingly expensive and ...

But why and how does metrology affect semiconductor fabrication? Silicon: The Most Widely Used Material in Semiconductors ...

FREMONT, Calif.–Lam Research Corp. today announced what the company says it the industry's first etch platform series capable of handling both 200- and 300-mm wafers as well as a wide range of process ...

Unable to scale horizontally, due to a combination of lithography delays and power constraints, manufacturers are stacking devices vertically. This has become essential as the proliferation of mobile ...

Taiwan-based GlobalWafers Co., a major supplier of the silicon wafers used to make central processing units and other chips, plans to build a $5 billion silicon wafer plant in Sherman, Texas. The Wall ...