How a semiconductor wafer is made

Summary : It Really Does Start With Sand . . . This series of images show how silicon wafers are made from sand, purifying the silicon and then growing single crystal ingots that look like huge sausages.

Memory Gluts: Will the ...

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The lady bug and the mi ...

This is a children's story about Little Lil the ladybug and her journey across a silicon wafer and down into a semiconductor integrated circuit. It was created to help kids get a visual sense out of what microm ... See more

Rubylith mask-making ec ...

07 Dec 2018

Ever wonder what economic impact mask technology innovation has had? Any idea of how long it would take to cut a Rubylith for a 5nm design destined for EUV? Also, how big would the Rubylith have to be? Just, ba ... See more

Bill Tobey on Bringing ...

06 Dec 2006

Bill Tobey interview on his conceptualizing the wafer stepper in the late 1970s ... See more

Yan Borodovsky: Breakin ...

13 Sep 2007

Ever wonder how innovation really happens? Think it's someone sitting back and dreaming up an idea? In this video, Yan Borodovsky, describes how it starts with a nuisance that grows until you do something about ... See more

KULICKE & SOFFA: WIRE B ...

15 Jun 2006

Ever wonder how the nanochips you see in pictures wind up covered in plastic on a printed circuit board and how they connect nanometer scale lines to the big wires in the electronics you buy? ... See more

Dave Markle: Ultratech/ ...

Dave Markle, Senior Vice President & Chief Technical Officer at Ultratech, describes what math and science have done for him and what inspired him to be an engineer. ... See more

Math, Science, & our Co ...

07 Nov 2007

Charlie Sporck explains why Math and Science are important for the economy and the society as a whole. ... See more

What Math & Science Hav ...

Mark Bohr, Intel Senior Fellow, describes what math and science have done for him. Find out why they are so important and how they can enrich your life. ... See more

HOW THE TRANSISTOR WORK ...

Microprocessors are essential to many of the products we use every day such as televisions, cars, radios, home appliances, and, of course, computers. Transistors are the main components of microprocessors. ... See more