Course Overview
To meet the projected worldwide demand for semiconductor devices, the semiconductor industry is demanding technical and nontechnical staff and personnel to be well versed in the key elements of IC fabrication and design. Students will learn how integrated circuits are designed and fabricated. This course is designed for both non-technical and technical students.
This one-day seminar gives you a comprehensive overview of the semiconductor industry and technology. The course will give you the background you need to understand the basics of semiconductor devices, how they work, the processing technologies and the equipment used to produce them, and circuit design techniques.
What the Course Covers
Electronic Fundamentals & Device Technologies
- Basic Electronic Concepts
- CMOS, BiPolar & Bi-CMOS Technologies
- FinFets, GAA Transistor Technologies
- MOSFET device physics and operation
Wafer Types & Materials
- Silicon wafers and preparation
- GaAs, Si-Germanium, SiC, SiN substrates
- Strained Silicon, SOI (Silicon on Insulator)
- Advanced materials: Copper, Cobalt
- Low-K and High-K dielectrics
Design & Layout
- Circuit Design principles
- Layout and EDA (Electronic Design Automation)
- Mask Making processes
- Design rules and constraints
Fabrication Processes
- Photolithography and EUV
- Etching processes
- Diffusion and Ion Implantation
- ALD (Atomic Layer Deposition)
- CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition)
- Sputtering and Electroplating
- CMP (Chemical Mechanical Planarization)
- RTP (Rapid Thermal Processing)
- Oxidation processes
Assembly, Packaging & Testing
- Wafer Probe testing
- Assembly and Packaging
- 3D Stacking, WLP (Wafer Level Packaging)
- TSV (Through Silicon Via)
- Final Testing procedures
Manufacturing Environment & Equipment
- Clean Room Standards
- Contamination control
- Fab Equipment Used to Process Wafers
- IC Circuits: Memories, DSP, GPUs, Microprocessors
Who Should Attend
Anyone wanting an understanding of basic semiconductor, design, processing and jargon. This course is designed for both non-technical and technical students.