Production of Semiconductors (Leaving Cert Engineering): Flashcards

Electronic components with billions of transistors & parts

Thin, flat disc foundation for building circuits

Large cylindrical block of pure silicon

Transfers circuit designs onto wafer using light & masks

Stencil for circuit design pattern transfer to wafer

Selectively removes unwanted material from wafer surface

Plasma: $<10$ nm features; Wet: struggles $<100$ nm

Deposits materials at atomic/molecular level for electrical properties

Thermal, Plasma-enhanced, Optical CVD

Introduces atoms to give desired electrical properties

Electrical pathways connecting circuit elements

Percentage of functional chips produced from each wafer

Tests each chip electrically before packaging

Electrical connections, physical protection, thermal mgmt

Extreme Ultraviolet lithography for higher circuit density