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.

Images in Semiconductor ...

16 Jun 2008

Key events drawn from archived documents in VLSI's library. These documents have been carefully selected for their historical significance. ... 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

What Math & Science Hav ...

Lisa Su, VP of IBM's Semiconductor Research & Development Center, describes what math and science have done for her. ... 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

Gary Patton: What Math ...

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

Silicon Valley’s Wars ...

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

Moore's Law and the rac ...

15 Nov 2006

How the continuation of Moore’s law provides a foundation for future economic growth; how it’s broken down the red brick walls in its path; what barriers are believed to loom today; how they might be releva ... 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

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

HOW A CHIP IS MADE

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