Microchip Fabrication

<h4>The most complete current guide to semiconductor processing</h4><p>Fully revised to cover the latest advances in the field <i>Microchip Fabrication</i> Sixth Edition explains every stage of semiconductor processing from raw material preparation to testing to packaging and shipping the finished device. This practical resource provides easy-to-understand information on the physics chemistry and electronic fundamentals underlying the sophisticated manufacturing materials and processes of modern semiconductors.</p><p>State-of-the-art processes and cutting-edge technologies used in the patterning doping and layering steps are discussed in this new edition. Filled with detailed illustrations and real-world examples this is a comprehensive up-to-date introduction to the technological backbone of the high-tech industry.</p><p><b>COVERAGE INCLUDES:</b></p><ul> <li>The semiconductor industry</li><li>Properties of semiconductor materials and chemicals</li><li>Crystal growth and silicon wafer preparation</li><li>Wafer fabrication and packaging</li><li>Contamination control</li><li>Productivity and process yields</li><li>Oxidation</li><li>The ten-step patterning process--surface preparation to exposure; developing to final inspection</li><li>Next generation lithography</li><li>Doping</li><li>Layer deposition</li><li>Metallization</li><li>Process and device evaluation</li><li>The business of wafer fabrication</li><li>Devices and integrated circuit formation</li><li>Integrated circuits</li><li>Packaging</li></ul><p></p>