Definition
In IC-wafer production, a bulk single-crystal silicon body grown as the starting material for wafers.
Application
Sliced into wafers that are lapped, etched, and polished to prepare substrates for semiconductor fabrication.
Related concepts
Evidence and further reading
- Evidence from sumcosi.comhttps://www.sumcosi.com/english/products/process/
- Evidence from siltronic.comhttps://www.siltronic.com/fileadmin/investorrelations/2026/Q1/20260429_Siltronic_InvestorPresentation__.pdf