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	Semiconductor fabrication - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Semiconductor device fabrication is the process used to create chips, the integrated circuits that are present in everyday electrical and electronic devices.
		In an effort to increase profits, semiconductor device manufacture spread from Texas and California in the 1960s to the rest of the world, such as Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore and China, and is a global business today.
		Semiconductor manufacturing is still strong in the United States, but the world's market leaders are in Taiwan and Korea, represented by major companies such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (see TSMC web site), United Microelectronics Corporation (see UMC web site), Samsung and Hynix.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fabrication_(semiconductor) (726 words)

	Semiconductor Manufacturing
		Semiconductor manufacturing technologies are concerned with the creation of smaller structures for semiconductor chips.
		Semiconductor manufacturing technologies are essential to the success in production of next-generation integrated circuits.
		Given the importance of semiconductors in such military applications as computing, simulation, and smart weapons, semiconductor manufacturing technologies make a significant contribution to a number of national security goals.
	istf.ucf.edu /tools/NCTs/manufacturing/Semiconductor_Manufacturing (358 words)

	Semiconductor Manufacturing: Boom Busts, and Globalization
		New forecasts for semiconductor fabrication facilities by these leading-edge companies show them to be two to three years ahead of the rest of the market, and their lead appears to be growing.
		The semiconductor foundry market, a model developed in the past decade, is made up of specialized contract manufacturers (foundries) that perform wafer-fabrication services for semiconductor companies that do not have fabrication facilities, integrated device manufacturers, and original equipment manufacturers.
		Semiconductor firms seeking to minimize their risks for these investments in large facilities are negotiating extensively with flexible, responsive local governments.
	www.nae.edu /nae/bridgecom.nsf/weblinks/naew-6aksmu?opendocument (1736 words)

	Semiconductor Manufacturing
		The process of manufacturing a semiconductor involves several hundred steps, each of which is controlled by a semiconductor processor.
		Between 1996 and 2006, the number of electronic semiconductor processor jobs is projected to increase by 12 percent, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
		Semiconductor equipment technicians monitor, maintain, and perform a variety of complex repairs on wafer and semiconductor fabrication equipment.
	www.rlc.dcccd.edu /career/semiconductor.htm (604 words)

	Semiconductor Manufacturing: Overview
		The models are required by semiconductor manufacturers in order to predict process behavior under an exhaustive set of operating conditions, and with a very high degree of precision.
		Consistent demands on semiconductor manufacturers to produce circuits with increased density and complexity have made stringent process control an issue of growing importance in the industry.
		These manufacturing variations result from the fluctuation of various physical parameters (i.e., doping concentration, layer thickness, etc.), which in turn manifest themselves first as variations in APD device operation (as characterized by breakdown voltage or dark current), and finally as variations in device performance metrics (such as gain, noise and device lifetime).
	users.ece.gatech.edu /~gmay/overview.html (6005 words)

	Brooks Automation, Inc. - Semiconductor Test, Assembly and Packaging
		For semiconductor manufacturing plants focusing on backend operations (defined as Assembly, Test, Mark & Pack), flexibility and adaptability are key to remaining competitive.
		The semiconductor TAP industry is characterized by ever-shortening cycle times with accelerating product obsolescence, increasing product and process complexity, and continuous price erosion—all of which require that companies to continuously improve their manufacturing operations for greater efficiencies.
		Semiconductor chips are increasingly finding applications in a variety of everyday products such as toys, cell phones, computers, automobiles, defense electronics, aerospace, and medical electronics and diagnostics.
	www.brooks.com /pages/2485_semiconductor_test,_assembly_and_packaging.cfm (1528 words)

	Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Named Top Fab by Semiconductor International Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Semiconductor International's search for the best fabs is an annual competition open to semiconductor companies and foundries the world over.
		Semiconductor International will present the formal award to Chartered and Digital Semiconductor at a ceremony during the SEMICON West show, to be held in San Francisco in July.
		Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing is a pure-play foundry providing quality manufacturing and exceptional service for customers worldwide.
	www.charteredsemi.com /media/corp/1997n/pr18.asp (394 words)

	Semiconductor Electronic Manufacturing Worldwide
		The Semiconductor and Electronics Manufacturing Worldwide Cluster is designed to help your company focus on real opportunities in semiconductor manufacturing and procurement covering the entire value chain of services, equipment and materials on through to the procurement of chips.
		The Electronics Manufacturing and Services Worldwide Cluster is the reference standard for semiconductor manufacturing and procurement research.
		Topics such as semiconductor supply chain management, the integration of interconnect and packaging, virtual integration of outsourced manufacturing, and Web-based factory automation are discussed in vivid detail.
	www.dataquest.com /pages/story.php.id.2162.s.8.jsp (594 words)

	Bloomberg.com: Asia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Semiconductor Manufacturing is on course to become the world's third-largest producer of custom-made chips.
		Semiconductor Manufacturing was expected to post a $6 million profit, based on the median estimate of five analysts surveyed by Bloomberg.
		Taiwan Semiconductor said on March 24 that a witness estimated 90 percent of Semiconductor Manufacturing's technology for making chips with 0.18 micron spaces between transistors was copied from Taiwan Semiconductor.
	www.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=aIyW44otDB8E&refer=asia (550 words)

	MachineDesign.com: Semiconductor manufacturing goes on a roll
		Semiconductor manufacturers are pursing more partnerships to offset the rising cost of building new wafer-processing plants and RandD.
		In addition to R2R methods, the organic LED is another area that promises to reshape semiconductor manufacturing.
		Transitioning from 200 to 300-mm wafers is a growing trend in semiconductor manufacturing.
	www.machinedesign.com /ASP/viewSelectedArticle.asp?strArticleId=56001&strSite=MDSite (2047 words)

	semiconductor-course (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In IC manufacturing, 100's of copies of a microelectronic circuit are simultaneously fabricated on a thin semiconducting substrate--commonly made of silicon--called a wafer.
		In IC manufacturing, optical photolithography, or (less commonly) electron-beam or X-ray lithography, are used to define patterns, layer by layer, on a wafer.
		IC manufacturing lines can be categorized by the number of wafers that are started per week (typically 5,000 to 10,000), and by the variety of products manufactured and processes used.
	bmrc.berkeley.edu /courseware/ICMfg92 (8244 words)

	Semi survival \| CNET News.com
		Motorola, ST Microelectronics (the world's third-largest chipmaker), Philips and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), are collaborating on a wide variety of ventures: how to build 300-millimeter factories, designs for new types of memory and techniques for making 90-nanometer chips, among other projects.
		The semiconductor industry accounted for about $22 billion in revenue in 1985, when about 2,700 fabs were in operation.
		Aside from Intel and Samsung, according to a recent survey from iSuppli, every other semiconductor manufacturer in the world pulled in $6 billion or less in revenue, making them candidates to seek outside help to make chips.
	news.com.com /2009-1001-981418.html (2108 words)

	National Semiconductor Press Room -- Manufacturing and Facilities
		National Semiconductor's Global Distribution Center is located in Singapore and is operated for National by the UPS Logistics Group.
		At National Semiconductor's wafer fabrication plant in Arlington, Texas, many manufacturing processes are computerized.
		National's wafer manufacturing facility in South Portland, Maine, is a state of the art chip making plant that employs approximately 650 people.
	www.national.com /company/pressroom/gallery/manufacturing.html (334 words)

	SEMATECH: Semiconductor Manufacturing Process
		Semiconductors, sometimes referred to as computer chips or integrated circuits (ICs), contain numerous electrical pathways which are capable of connecting up to a billion transistors and other electronic components.
		These transistors store information on the semiconductors, either by holding an electrical charge or by holding little or no charge.
		Semiconductor manufacturers produce many kinds of ICs or chips.
	www.sematech.org /corporate/news/mfgproc/mfgproc.htm (199 words)

	Manufacturing
		The MSCC is collaborating with the Department of Defense and its prime contractors to increase the participation of qualified small manufacturers in defense contracts and sub-contracts.
		With Capitol Hill briefings and letters to appropriators, Manufacturing Task Force members are leading congressional efforts to promote the Office of Industrial Technology within the Department of Energy, the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program, and the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) within the National Institute on Standards and Technology.
		The forum's two panels of manufacturers and their partners focused on the need for federal investment in research and development in manufacturing technologies.
	www.nemw.org /mfg.htm (1076 words)

	Is Semiconductor Manufacturing Too Risky? - Forbes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		But the research house also said it appears that investors are not fully discounting the stock's risks, noting that although Semiconductor Manufacturing appears protected from global competition currently, established competitors are making their first investments in China.
		The research firm described Semiconductor Manufacturing as "behind in the technology game" and said the company may need to invest billions of dollars in process technology, research and development and capacity creation in order to be competitive.
		Elsewhere in the semiconductor manufacturing services sector, Banc of America said its two "top picks" are Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (nyse: TSM - news - people) and Agilent Technologies (nyse: A - news - people), both of which are rated "buy" with respective price targets of $13.75 and $40.
	www.forbes.com /markets/2004/04/20/0420automarketscan02.html (574 words)

	Semiconductor Manufacturing Process Description (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Semiconductor manufacturing refers to the series of manufacturing processes, which produce packaged integrated circuits (ICs).
		The manufacturing process includes the major steps shown in Figure 1 (Semiconductor Manufacturing Process).
		Semiconductor wafers may be made from a variety of substrates.
	www.baaqmd.gov /pmt/handbook/s07c04pd.htm (3480 words)

	Wafer Reclaim, Prime Wafer Recycling, Monitor, Test, 300 MM Wafers Cleaning
		Combining time-proven expertise in the area of teos films, thin films deposition, semiconductor processing, thermal oxide, silicon wafer reclaim, wafer cleaning, 300 mm wafer recycling, test and monitor wafers, Noel has become a premier, Silicon Valley provider of thin films, teos, wafer recovery and recycling as well as particle measuring services.
		Guided by the clear understanding of the latest semiconductor processing technology, Noel has achieved a position of leadership and strength.
		Nimble and highly responsive, the company is poised to meet the unique, ever-changing demands of the semiconductor processing equipment industry.
	www.noeltech.com (189 words)

	Semiconductor Tech. - Manufacturing White Papers at silicon.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A recent IDC survey of executives at semiconductor manufacturing organizations revealed that manufacturers are grappling with several similar business challenges.
		In regard to semiconductor fabrication processes, the use of copper interconnection, high-or low-dielectric-constant materials, and new processes such as planarization by CMP (chemical-mechanical polishing) is steadily complicating processing.
		With the semiconductor device manufacturing industry moving to the 100-nm node era, CD-SEMs (critical-dimension scanning electron microscopes) need to have further improved CD measurement reproducibility as well as observation performance....
	whitepapers.silicon.com /0,3800002488,39000620q,00.htm?sort=company (902 words)

	Ion Implantation
		Buckley Systems is a leading manufacturer of precision electromagnets, ion beam physics hardware and high vacuum equipment used in the semiconductor ion implant industry, laboratory research and particle accelerators.
		SEMATECH is a consortium of American semiconductor manufacturers working with government and academia to sponsor and conduct research aimed at assuring leadership in semiconductor manufacturing technology for the U.S. semiconductor industry.
		Semiconductor Physics Research Center (SPRC) is one of 13 centers of excellence designated by the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) for the first time in 1990.
	www.casetechnology.com /links.html (4111 words)

	CSM Program at U.C. Berkeley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The goal of the main comparative study, begun in 1992, is to develop a systematic account of the practices which explain best manufacturing performance in semiconductor production on a world-wide basis.
		Many semiconductor products are commodities in the sense that fully equivalent products are available from several or many manufacturers.
		Benchmarking Semiconductor Manufacturing, a paper presented at the International Reliability Workshop, October 1997 (35 KB Adobe.pdf).
	esrc.berkeley.edu /csm (553 words)

	INFORMS Dallas 1997 Cluster: OR Applications in Semiconductor Manufacturing
		The extreme complexity of semiconductor manufacturing operations arises in large part from the complex reentrant nature of material flows.
		Consequently, the analysis of this type of manufacturing system may not be as straight forward and intuitive anymore.
		A relational database can be used to automate the gap between the manufacturing data sources and the input files needed for the simulation model, greatly easing model maintainability.
	www.informs.org /Conf/Dallas97/TALKS/C17.html (1309 words)

	Samsung Austin Semiconductor
		is one of the most advanced semiconductor fabrication plants in the world.
		The US-chartered company is owned by Samsung Electronics, the giant $60-billion Korean high tech company, and is the company’s only semiconductor manufacturing plant located outside of Korea.
		The 34,000 square foot expansion of Samsung Austin Semiconductor’s manufacturing area is part of a succession of investments that will equip the Austin plant to produce next generation nano-scale semiconductor memory technology.
	www.sas.samsung.com (126 words)

	Industries Served: Semiconductor Manufacturing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Thornton also designed and manufactured the original analog resistivity meter for high purity water initially branded under the Balsbaugh name.
		Thornton 770MAX and 200 Series instruments are specified in the great majority of semiconductor plants worldwide, to monitor and control ultrapure water systems.
		Semiconductor manufacturing uses ultrapure water with extremely low levels of contaminants for applications such as wafer processing and the manufacturing of flat panel displays and precision disk drives.
	www.thorntoninc.com /semi.htm (424 words)

	SemiconTimes - The E-community for the Semiconductor Industry and the best source for Semiconductor information, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today congratulated IBM on being awarded the 2004 Medal of Technology by President George W. Bush.
		EPC Gen 2 is widely supported by end-users and manufacturers within the RFID industry and will facilitate the widespread deployment of RFID technology - especially in logistic applications and the retail supply chain.
		Zarlink Semiconductor Inc. and its UK subsidiary, Zarlink Semiconductor Limited, today concluded the sale of the assets of the RF Front-End Consumer Business to Intel Corporation, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Intel Corporation (UK) Limited.
	www.semicontimes.com /main.asp (730 words)

	Epichem Announces EpiSensor Level Indication System (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Epichem, a UK-based provider of chemicals to the semiconductor industry, is pleased to announce that Intel Capital has completed an investment in the company.
		Epichem is a private limited company which was formed in 1983 to manufacture high purity chemicals for the semiconductor industry.
		In addition to supplying materials to the silicon semiconductor industry it has been at the forefront of researching and manufacturing a wide range of metalorganic chemicals used to produce compound semiconductor materials.
	www.epichem.com (483 words)

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