Definition
A manufacturing facility where semiconductor wafers are processed to form devices and integrated circuits, using specialized equipment in a controlled cleanroom environment.
Application
Houses the equipment and contamination-controlled environment used to build patterned chip layers on wafers.
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fab; chip fabrication facility
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Evidence and further reading
- Evidence from virtualmuseum.intel.comhttps://virtualmuseum.intel.com/fabtour/
- Evidence from asml.comhttps://www.asml.com/en/technology/all-about-microchips/how-microchips-are-made