OVERVIEW of semiconductor manufacturing

To stay current in this constant changing industry, a deep understanding is required of the new methods of semiconductor manufacturing. After completing this course, the student will have a complete understanding of current semiconductor manufacturing processes. The course covers device operation, crystal growth and various types of substrates such as Si, SiGe, FDSOI, GaAs. Discuss various types of transistors such as pMOS, nMOS, Bipolar, BiCMOS, CMOS and FinFets. How circuit design impacts fabrication, mask making, wafer processing, assembly, packaging and final test are also covered. Additional topics include wafer processing steps such as mask generation, lithography, (including EUV), Deposition (CVD, electro-plating, ALD and sputtering), oxidation, diffusion, implant, RTP, etching, TSV and wafer probe.