Overview of Semiconductor Manufacturing EU 05/27/26

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• Gain a comprehensive understanding of the semiconductor industry and manufacturing process, design, and ecosystem of the semiconductor industry.

• Understand the jargon, tools, and materials used in the design and fabrication of an integrated chip.

• Effectively be able to communicate semiconductor manufacturing concepts with other associates and industry professionals. 

• Basic Electronics and Microelectronics: Definitions of essential electronic terms/concepts and introduction to microelectronics and integrated circuits.

• Process nodes: Process nodes and their impact on device performance and cost

• Device physics and transistor operation: Principles of device operation and transistor functionality

• Crystal growth and wafer prep: Crystal growth techniques and wafer preparation processes

• Advanced Transistor Technologies: FDSOI, FinFets, and gate all around (GAA) transistors and their impact on device performance.

• Circuit design and layout: Introduction to circuit design, layout techniques, and tools.

• Wafer Processing:

  •  Mask-making techniques and materials used in lithography: Techniques & materials used in mask-making & various lithographic methods (DUV, Immersion, EUV)

  • Clean Room Environments: Importance of clean rooms in semiconductor manufacturing. and contamination issues. 

  • Etching & Cleaning Processes: Plasma & wet etching processes

  • Ion Implantation and & Diffusion Techniques: Methods for doping & controlling diffusion in semiconductor fabrication. 

  • Deposition Techniques: RTP, CVD, AVD, & ALE techniques & their effect on device performance.

  • Electroplating & Sputtering: Metal deposition techniques used in manufacturing.

  • Packaging & Testing: techniques such as wire bonding, die stacking, flip chip, & chiplets packaging, and semiconductor testing processes.

  • Metrology & Measurement Tools: Tools & methods used for precision measurement in semiconductor manufacturing.

• Semiconductor Industry Ecosystems: Learning the major players in the industry