In electronics, a wafer (also called a slice or substrate) is a thin slice of semiconductor, such as a crystalline silicon (c-Si, silicium), used for the fabrication of integrated circuits and, in photovoltaics, to manufacture See more

Challenges
There is considerable resistance to the 450 mm transition despite the possible productivity … See more

While silicon is the prevalent material for wafers used in the electronics industry, other compound III-V or II-VI materials have also been employed. Gallium arsenide (GaAs), a See more

In the semiconductor industry, the term wafer appeared in the 1950s to describe a thin round slice of semiconductor material, typically See more

Formation
Wafers are formed of highly pure, nearly defect-free single crystalline material, with a purity of … See more

In order to minimize the cost per die, manufacturers wish to maximize the number of dies that can be made from a single wafer; dies … See more

• Die preparation
• Epitaxial wafer
• Epitaxy
• Monocrystalline silicon See more