Questions tagged [semiconductor-process-technology]
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OpenLane .gds file simulation/verification
Is there any way/software to simulate a .gds file.
I know this file is only a geometry file so it doesn't really contain any information about the physical connections between stuff, it only seems to ...
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When Intel / AMD choose their Nanometer Processes, why were the specific numbers, 5, 7, 10, 14, 22, 32, 45, etc chosen?
When looking at the roadmaps for the CPU manufacturing process
https://wccftech.com/intel-expects-launch-10nm-2017/
Semiconductor Process Technology
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How does one manufacture a P-N junction?
When I read a physics textbook about a P-N junction, it will tell me that you connect a P-doped semiconductor to an N-doped semiconductor, and you form a depletion region.
From what I know about ...
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Why are microprocessors made using silicon and not germanium? [closed]
I heard that microprocessors are usually made using silicon, yet germanium has a better conductive state.
Why isn't germanium not chosen instead, taking to account that better conductors provide ...
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How accurate are internal terminators on chips with high speed differential inputs?
I'm aware that due to process variation, some analog parameters of semiconductor devices can vary; sometimes quite a lot. (E.g. the SST3904 transistor specifies a DC current gain somewhere between 100 ...
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Is there any specific application for an indirect band gap semiconductor?
I know that direct band gap semiconductors are very attractive for optical emission, and even though indirect band gap are used as well, I keep wondering: is there any technology that specifically ...
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Why are drain and source not actually perfectly symmetric?
In textbook treatments, one has that the source and drain of a MOSFET are completely symmetrical and therefore interchangeable -- the distinction is only made by which is at a higher voltage in the ...
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Reasons for lower flicker noise in PMOS vs. NMOS - buried channel, mobility
There have been other questions on the site about why PMOS devices are observed to have less flicker noise than NMOS devices, for example this one, but I'm not sure it's correct.
On mobility - the ...
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Why do JFET use buried channels?
All sketches of JFET construction that provide an actual 3D impression suggest that the channel is buried, e.g. here.
I imagine that the formation of such a channel geometry requires at least two ...
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Is there a CMOS-based analog compute chip that uses hybrid technology nodes? (e.g. 14 nm for digital part such as SRAM and 28 nm for analog part)
In CMOS-based analog computing, there always are mixture of analog and digital parts.
For example, the computation is performed in analog domain and the storage of on-chip data in performed in digital ...
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Suggested Configuration of Sputtering System?
hopefully this is in the right section, a lot of electrical engineers work in semiconductors. I have an old hummer II desktop sputter coater I am trying to make use of. The documentation of something ...
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What are the ways in which semiconductor-grade neon is critical for manufacturing?
This is a question about material use specifically in semiconductor manufacturing.
CNN's Ukraine halts half of world's neon output for chips, clouding outlook begins:
Ukraine's two leading suppliers ...
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Custom semiconductor processes with 3rd party foundry
There's foundries with established processes which give you a process kit to simulate things like transistors etc.
But suppose someone wanted to develop a custom imaging sensor which requires ...
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Ambiguity of the "intrinsic" layer in a PIN diode
I'm having trouble understanding the fundamental makeup of large PIN diodes, specifically those used in radiation detection devices. For example, high purity germanium (HPGe) detectors are often ...
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Why do silicon wafers look rainbow colored?
. Image taken from Can somebody identify this 12" silicon wafer?
So this silicon wafer looks multicolored (and beautiful). But how does it get multicolored like a rainbow? What is the reason for ...
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