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Silicon wafer

A silicon wafer is a thin, circular slice of single-crystal semiconductor material used in manufacturing of semiconductor devices and integrated circuits.

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Silicon wafer

Seed crystal

Semiconductors; Silicon wafer

Single crystal material used in crystal growing to set a pattern for the growth of material in which this pattern is reproduced.

Secondary flat

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A flat of length shorter than the primary orientation flat, whose position with respect to the primary orientation flat identifies the type and orientation of the wafer; minor flat.

Sapphire

Semiconductors; Silicon wafer

Single-crystal Al2O3; can be synthesised and processed into various shapes; highly resistant chemically; transparent to UV radiation.

Electrical resistivity

Semiconductors; Silicon wafer

The measure of difficulty with which charged carriers flow through a material; the reciprocal of conductivity.

Reclaim grade

Semiconductors; Silicon wafer

A lower quality wafer that has been used in manufacturing and then reclaimed (etched or polished) and subsequently used again in manufacturing.

Prime grade

Semiconductors; Silicon wafer

The highest grade of a silicon wafer. SEMI indicates the bulk, surface, and physical properties required to label silicon wafers as "Prime Wafers". Used to manufacture devices, etc. , best grade has ...

Epitaxial (EPI) Layer

Semiconductors; Silicon wafer

The term epitaxial comes from the Greek word meaning 'arranged upon. ' In semiconductor technology, it refers to the single crystalline structure of the film. The structure comes about when silicon ...

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