Summary : This section examines the vendors who supply semiconductor manufacturing equipment. There are approximately 534 of them. The top five are shown below in Figure 2.0.0-1. In 1989, these five companies held a 26.4% share of the semiconductor equipment market. The market share for the top five equipment suppliers was virtually unchanged over the 1988 figure, 26.3%. Japan-based firms hold four of the top five position in 1989, as compared to only three in 1988. These are: Tokyo Electron Ltd., ... See More
The Future of Integrated Electronics draft, written by Dr. Gordon E. Moore for E ...
The Future of Integrated Electronics draft, written by Dr. Gordon E. Moore for Electronics Magazine while he worked at Fairchild Semiconductor. This seminal paper would prove to be one of the most important pap ... See more
Historical perspective on Moore’s Law and its affects on everyday life an ...
Historical perspective on Moore’s Law and its affects on everyday life and economic growth for the world as a whole from the fruits brought by semiconductor technology through a 2005 lens. ... See more
Tencor (later evolved to be KLA - Tencor) is in the bedrock of the semiconducto ...
Tencor (later evolved to be KLA - Tencor) is in the bedrock of the semiconductor equipment industry. It developed many products that were essential to chip manufacturing. Some are still made today. ... See more
The History of the invention of the Integrated Circuit. Why it wasn't so predict ...
The History of the invention of the Integrated Circuit. Why it wasn't so predictable. Corporate culture played no small part in influencing how a small west coast start-up named Fairchild and a company that mad ... See more
Automatic Test Systems (ATS) encompass a broad range of equipment-in size and in ...
Automatic Test Systems (ATS) encompass a broad range of equipment-in size and in function as well as in price. It includes all equipment that is used to electrically verify a device's functionality. VLSI Resear ... See more
Dry processing methods are chemical processes that use a plasma to drive the r ...
Dry processing methods are chemical processes that use a plasma to drive the reaction. Dry etching is the major segment of dry processing. Today, virtually all etching processes are dry processes. Typically ... See more
Material handling equipment serves as a physical, mechanical and electronic inte ...
Material handling equipment serves as a physical, mechanical and electronic interface between test equipment and the device under test (DUT). It consists of three major subsegments commonly referred to as wafer ... See more
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