

N-TYPE PREFERRED IN OPTICS
N-TYPE AND P-TYPE IN OPTICS N-type and p-type starting material (Si feedstock), have the same type of silicon crystals. However, the...


DEEP REACTIVE ION ETCHING - PREFERRED METHOD
When through silicon via (TSV) sizes are 10µm Ø and 500µm deep for example, the surface specifications play a crucial role in deciding...


REDUCING COST OF GALLIUM ARSENIDE DEVICES
We love silicon for its low cost solutions; however there is another material that can revolutionize how we think of computer chips,...


GRAPHENE PRODUCTION UTILIZING SILICON WAFERS
Commercial graphene production utilizes silicon wafers as a base substrate. This technique grows a high-quality graphene...


Succeeding - Silicon Wafer and SOI Wafer Temperature Uniformity Processing
SUCCEEDING in acceptable silicon wafer and soi wafer temperature uniformity during rapid thermal processing (RTP), continues to...


SOI Wafers - The Importance of The BOX
The electrical isolation is provided on the BOX (buried oxide) layer between the substrate and the top Silicon (SI) layer, as well as...


SOI Wafers - Used in Neural Probes Applied Watts -
Readily available 25-µm thick, Standard Device Layer, Silicon On Insulator (SOI) wafers are used for neural probes, with a 1-µm buried...


Deep Etching Silicon Wafers
Plasma materials processing have become more important as materials and chemistries have increased in difficulty with process...


Patterned Silicon Wafers Improved with Quartz Gas-Line Heat
Baking out a chamber with the existing heater is designed to remove surface contaminants that are adsorbed to the material. However...


Silicon On Insulator (SOI) Wafers Innovate
SOI Wafer Layers With the mobile revolution in full swing, pressure is mounting on smart phone and device manufacturers. SOI wafers have...