Chapter 1

Crystal Growth and Epitaxy

Silicon crystal structure and defects

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Czochralski and Float-zone crystal growth

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Wafer preparation algorithms

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Vapor phase epitaxy (VPE) and Molecular beam epitaxy (MBE)

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Epitaxial defects and property evaluation

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Chapter 2

Oxidation and Lithography

Thermal oxidation kinetics (Deal-Grove model)

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Thin and thick oxide growth parameters

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Optical lithography and photoresists

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Resolution enhancement techniques (OPC, PSM)

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Electron beam and Extreme UV (EUV) lithography

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Chapter 3

Doping and Etching Techniques

Diffusion principles and Fick's laws

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Ion implantation and channeling effects

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Annealing techniques (RTA)

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Wet chemical etching vs Dry etching

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Plasma etching and Reactive Ion Etching (RIE)

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Chapter 4

Deposition and Metallization

Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD, LPCVD, PECVD)

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Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) - Sputtering and Evaporation

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Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD)

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Aluminum and Copper metallization

medium • 4 min read

Chemical Mechanical Polishing (CMP)

medium • 5 min read

Chapter 5

CMOS Process Flows

N-well, P-well, and Twin-tub CMOS processes

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Shallow Trench Isolation (STI) vs LOCOS

medium • 2 min read

Salicide process and LDD structures

medium • 3 min read

Backend-of-Line (BEOL) processing

medium • 4 min read

Packaging technologies and cleanroom standards

medium • 5 min read