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'''Semiconductor manufacturing process''' or '''semiconductor fabrication process''' refers to the series of steps used to create [[integrated circuits]]. The fabrication process comprises a series of [[chemical]]- and [[lithography]]-related steps whereby the electronic devices and circuits are built layer-by-layer on a piece of [[bulk substrate]]. | '''Semiconductor manufacturing process''' or '''semiconductor fabrication process''' refers to the series of steps used to create [[integrated circuits]]. The fabrication process comprises a series of [[chemical]]- and [[lithography]]-related steps whereby the electronic devices and circuits are built layer-by-layer on a piece of [[bulk substrate]]. | ||
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| + | The series of steps required to create (or fabricate) a semiconductor device is called the ''semiconductor fabrication process''. The fabrication process takes place in an ultra-clean factory called a ''[[foundry]]'' or a ''fab''. A specific semiconductor fabrication process along with all its design rules is reffered to as a ''[[technology node]]''. Although historically, the nomenclature of technolgoy nodes was to name them after the minimum feature size of the process, recent nodes have derailed into nothing more than a marketing named. Currently, leading-leading fabrication processes are called [[14 nm]], [[10 nm]], and [[7 nm]]. | ||
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Revision as of 22:54, 31 January 2019
Semiconductor manufacturing process or semiconductor fabrication process refers to the series of steps used to create integrated circuits. The fabrication process comprises a series of chemical- and lithography-related steps whereby the electronic devices and circuits are built layer-by-layer on a piece of bulk substrate.
Overview
The series of steps required to create (or fabricate) a semiconductor device is called the semiconductor fabrication process. The fabrication process takes place in an ultra-clean factory called a foundry or a fab. A specific semiconductor fabrication process along with all its design rules is reffered to as a technology node. Although historically, the nomenclature of technolgoy nodes was to name them after the minimum feature size of the process, recent nodes have derailed into nothing more than a marketing named. Currently, leading-leading fabrication processes are called 14 nm, 10 nm, and 7 nm.
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