Semiconductor Fabrication
- Half-rack power supplies provide dual voltages for testing semiconductors
The manufacture of automobiles requires compliance with the Automotive Quality Management System Standard, IATF 16949. Like ISO 9001, it provides the standard for continual improvement, defect prevention,…
- 15kW programmable power supplies used to test and burn-in semiconductors
The use of high power semiconductors in automotive applications is increasing rapidly, especially as sales of hybrid and electric vehicles gain popularity. This increase in demand, in…
- How highly accurate programmable power supplies are used to control heater temperatures
Heaters are often used in the manufacturing of semiconductors to bond dies to wafers. For this process, the temperature has to be controlled accurately to ensure repeatability…
- Dual output, rack mount power supplies save space for a wafer stepper manufacturer
The word “stepper” is a shortened version of term “step-and-repeat camera”. Used in semiconductor wafer fabrication for ICs, the stepper projects an image on to a silicon…
- High voltage programmable power supplies used for semiconductor burn-in
Manufacturers subject initial production batches and random production sampling to extensive, and sometimes extended, burn-in to ensure product reliability. Semiconductor manufacturing is no different, and as the…
- Testing semiconductors
Semiconductor testing is often performed at a wafer level to determine yield levels; after which, the wafers may be stored prior to packaging in order to meet…
- Programmable power for ion implantation
Improving the efficiency of photovoltaic cells, batteries for energy storage and inverters is a vital step in the generation and use of renewable energy. The use of…
- Pulse Electron Deposition
The Pulsed Electron Deposition (PED) technique enables thin films of materials to be deposited on substrates for semiconductor manufacturing. This method is now being used as an…
- High Current Semiconductor Reliability Tester
Although the technical specifications of a programmable power supply are paramount for semiconductor reliability testing, particularly when high currents are needed, a manufacturer chose the Genesys™ series…
- Vacuum Sputter Deposition
Sputtering is used extensively in the semiconductor industry to deposit thin films of various materials in integrated circuit (IC) processing. This technique is also used during the…
