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.

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

Bill Tobey on Bringing ...

06 Dec 2006

Bill Tobey interview on his conceptualizing the wafer stepper in the late 1970s ... See more

Yan Borodovsky: Breakin ...

13 Sep 2007

Ever wonder how innovation really happens? Think it's someone sitting back and dreaming up an idea? In this video, Yan Borodovsky, describes how it starts with a nuisance that grows until you do something about ... See more

Gary Patton: What Math ...

Gary Patton never knew he wanted to be a scientist when he was a kid. ... 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

What Math & Science Hav ...

Mark Bohr, Intel Senior Fellow, describes what math and science have done for him. Find out why they are so important and how they can enrich your life. ... See more

HOW A CHIP IS MADE

How We Do It . . . ... See more

IBM’s R&D Partnering Mo ...

15 Jan 2010

IBM’s R&D partnering model is one of the great business process innovations of the semiconductor industry. IBM’s model has become the gold standard of competitive R&D partnering. ... See more