Okay, I released my design to the fab, now what? Design to Mask – Part 1
A semiconductor is a substance that has specific electrical properties that enable it to serve as a foundation for computers and other electronic devices. It is typically a solid chemical element or compound that conducts electricity under certain conditions but not others. This makes it an ideal m...
A semiconductor fab -- short for fabrication -- is a manufacturing plant in which raw silicon wafers are turned into integrated circuits (ICs). A fab lab features a clean room where ICs are etched onto wafers. The completed chips are sent to a back-end assembly and test facility before th...
The long road to building new semiconductor manufacturing facilities Semiconductor fabrication facilities, or “wafer fabs,” take years to build and cost billions of dollars. From the decision to add a new fab, it takes even the most efficient manufacturers more than three years to build the sem...
Europe largest chip manufacturing facility, and Amkor’s outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) services site in Porto, Portugal. GF will transfer 300-mm Bump and Sort lines from its Dresden fab to Amkor’s Porto operations while keeping ownership of its transferr...
The cost of compound semiconductors is reduced as manufacturing quality improves, allowing them to be used in more electronic devices that are sold and supplied internationally. Malvern Panalytical’s XRD offering The R&D to FAB configuration of MRD XL can be upgraded SECS/GEM compliance Clean room...
This combination of precision digital manufacturing technology paired with quality framework helps yield the reliable, long lasting circuit boards needed in industrial situations. Choosing an Industrial PCB Partner Given the unique demands of industrial PCBs, partner selection matters greatly: ...
With this as a backdrop, companies should consider how CHIPS funding and its accompanying restrictions would require a rebalancing of their manufacturing strategies. Sourcing and supply chain As fab capacity expands in the United States, companies should consider whether it’s time to also seek ...
In the third quarter of 2023, Nvidia overtook Qualcomm as the highest-earning fabless chip designer. In recent years, it has been between these two companies and Broadcom. Is TSMC a Fab or Foundry? The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is an independent semiconductor manufacturing ...
The term “fabless company” refers to a company that designs and markets semiconductors while outsourcing that hardware's fabrication (or fab) to a third-party partner, who produces them in foundries. The term is commonly used for advanced chip designers, who hold the intellectual property (IP)...