Evaluation of Manufacturing Processes (Semiconductors)
Semiconductor
Semiconductor
Semiconductors are essential to all modern electronic devices and serve as the foundation supporting advanced technologies such as IoT and AI. Manufacturing semiconductor devices involves hundreds of complex processes, from wafer fabrication to final packaging, each requiring strict quality control. Here, we focus on each process in semiconductor device manufacturing, namely wafer fabrication, lithographic exposure and development, etching and deposition, cleaning, polishing, electrode formation, bonding, molding, defect analysis, cleanroom environmental analysis, and next-generation semiconductor material evaluation, and provide detailed examples of material analysis and quality control inspections used in each process.
In particular, we introduce examples of ultrapure water management analysis (using TOC analyzers), which has become increasingly important, as well as analysis of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which are subject to environmental regulations.
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Failure Analysis
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Manufacturing Environment and Environmental Regulations
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Other Semiconductors
