Electron-Beam Lithography (EBL) When you use electron-beam lithography (EBL), you’ll be scanning a focused beam of electrons to create custom…
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What is EUV lithography? When we use Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUVL), we’re working with an advanced technology that uses a…
Metal-Semiconductor Ohmic Contact When you look at the interface between a semiconductor and metal, you’ll notice a region where charge…
The Damascene Technique for Finely Structured Metallization Layers The Damascene technique is used in the back-end-of-line (BEOL) for the final…
Thermal Oxidation Thermal oxidation is key in creating an oxide layer on the silicon wafer surface. As this oxide layer…
Moore’s Law At its core, I see Moore’s Law as representing how quickly technology evolves and how it affects society,…
Depletion Region I find that the layer where the flow of charges slows down is called the Depletion Region. This…
Electron mobility is how quickly an electron may move in the presence of an external electric field, or the ability…
Fermi Level The Fermi Level is the maximum energy level an electron may occupy when it is at absolute zero…
To boost a semiconductor’s conductivity, impurity atoms are added to a pure or intrinsic semiconductor through the process called “doping.”…