Definition
A thin slice of silicon used as a semiconductor fabrication substrate, commonly cut from a single-crystal ingot and finished to specified surface and material properties.
Application
Provides the starting substrate on which semiconductor devices and integrated circuits are fabricated.
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/Hauptversammlungen/Archiv/HV_2022/03_Siltronic_Annual_Report_2021.pdf