After the steps stated on this page, the wafer are then fabricated into microchips. This second step is refered to Wafer Fabrication
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There are several stages to make a silicon wafer. First the silicon is mined from beach sand! There are only a few beaches in the world where you can mine the sand.
Step | Processes | |
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1. | Silicon Crystal Growth |
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2. | Single Crystal Silicon Ingot |
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3. | Silicon Crystal Trimming and Diameter Grind |
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4. | Silicon Flat Grinding |
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5. | Silicon Wafer Slicing |
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6 | Silicon Edge Rounding |
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7. | Silicon Wafer Lapping |
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8. | Silicon Wafer Etching |
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9 | Silicon Wafer Polishing |
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10. | Silicon Wafer Inspection |
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