A silicon wafer is a thin slice of crystalline silicon typically grown using the Czochralski process, which involves pulling a crystal seed from a molten silicon bath. A silicon wafer is a thin slice ...

Silicon wafers are processed by adding dielectric films, which are primarily utilized to isolate circuits and offer mechanical and chemical protection to the device. These films also serve as masking ...

Researchers in Taiwan have discovered that in polysilicon production the crucible angular speed affects the oxygen concentration near the crucible wall, which in turn affects the wafers’ mechanical ...

Quobly achieves milestone in its industrial roadmap with Soitec’s 28Si FD-SOI wafers in STMicroelectronics’ 300mm fab.

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), the giant Taiwan-headquartered chip foundry, has signed a licensing deal to ...

In the semiconductor materials industry, photolithography is a crucial technology for creating intricate electronic circuits. Essentially, it’s the art of printing at the nanoscale level, enabling the ...

Hybrid bonding is becoming the preferred approach to making heterogeneous integration work, as the semiconductor industry shifts its focus from 2D scaling to 3D scaling. By stacking chiplets ...

imec, a Belgium-based research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, has announced “a significant milestone in silicon photonics” with the successful demonstration of ...

The global market for 12 Inch Silicon Wafers was valued at USD 11620 Million in the year 2024 and is projected to reach a revised size of USD 20790 Million by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 8.8% during ...

NexWafe’s EpiNex solar wafers achieved 24.4% efficiency on a commercial M6 heterojunction (HJT) cell line, for the first time delivering performance parity with conventional CZ wafers. Modules made ...

Sunwafe says it has formally applied to reserve land in Asturias, Spain, for a 20 GW silicon wafer and ingot factory backed ...