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.

Moore's Law 101: The Ma ...

19 Apr 1965

Moore’s Law has morphed into many things over its life. But what is it … Really! Here it is explained in a short simple summary. — G. Dan Hutcheson ... See more

Bunny Suit History in S ...

24 May 2018

In 1968, standard clean room practices were lax. Facilities were kept reasonably clean, but employees wore their own clothes and the environment was not sterile. An early technician remembered “a couple of pe ... See more

Memory Gluts: Will the ...

TTID: This Time it’s Different or Time-to-Imminent-Disaster? ... See more

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

WHAT'S A BUNNY SUIT?

Find out what it's like to be working in the clean room. ... See more

Minds & Machines: Do Yo ...

Making chips is about driving machines better than a Formula 1 to their limit. ... See more

Silicon Valley’s Wars ...

Silicon Valley's Upstarts versus the World ... See more

What Math & Science Can ...

Mike Polcari, CEO of SEMATECH, describes how he built a career in math and science, what it’s done for him and what it can do for you.. ... See more

HOW TO BUILD A DINOSAUR

Dr. Jack Horner, “The Dinosaur Guy,” describes the biological challenges in building a dinosaur. ... See more