From quartz sand to silicon wafers, the manufacturing process is critical for achieving the purity and quality needed for advanced semiconductor applications.

Engineers have devised a new way to slice thin wafers of the chemical element germanium for use in the most efficient type of solar power cells. They say the new method should lower the cost of such ...

Lasers play a crucial role in various applications in semiconductor manufacturing, such as laser cutting and slicing. The integration of lasers enhances throughput and improves defect control, leading ...

SALT LAKE CITY – University of Utah engineers devised a new way to slice thin wafers of the chemical element germanium for use in the most efficient type of solar power cells. They say the new method ...

A silicon wafer is a thin slice of crystalline silicon typically grown using the Czochralski process, which involves pulling a crystal seed from a molten silicon bath. A silicon wafer is a thin slice ...

Specialty devices are the unsung heroes of modern life. For many in the semiconductor industry today, the spotlight is on the SiC and GaN power devices used in automotive, green energy, fast-charge ...

Semiconductors guarantee high resistance, low cost, and reliability when used in electronic circuits. To manufacture semiconductor devices, multiple photographic and chemical-processing steps are ...

Vertical Integration Expected to Reduce Cost and Improve Profitability. SAN FRANCISCO and WUXI, China, Nov. 17, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the ...

Silicon wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET) will reportedly suspend the use of slurry slicing to process ingots into wafers in December 2017, according to industry sources. Save my User ID and ...

Two large Chinese ingot and wafer makers have announced bold plans to expand their capacities beyond anything seen to date. In the process they could transform the entire upstream solar manufacturing ...