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Name: Formation of Silicon and Gallium Arsenide Wafers
ID: m16627
Language: English (en)
Summary: Integrated circuits (ICs) and discrete solid state devices are manufactured on semiconductor wafers. The following focuses on the general principles and methods with regard to wafer formation.
Subject: Science and Technology
Keywords: acetic acid, acid, alkaline, anisotropic, annular, Caro's acid, chlorate, citric acid, cleaning, cropping, crystal shaping, Czochralski, diamond, etch, etching, GaAs, gallium arsenide, grinding, HF, HNO3, hydrofluoric acid, hydrogen peroxide, lapping, nitric acid, nitrogen, n-type, polishing, potassium hydroxide, p-type, rate limiting step, semiconductor, si, silicon, sodium hydroxide, surface, wafer, wafering
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 2.0
Authors: Andrew R. Barron (arb@rice.edu)
Copyright Holders: Andrew R. Barron (arb@rice.edu)
Maintainers: Andrew R. Barron (arb@rice.edu)
Latest version: 1.3 (history)
First publication date: Jun 9, 2008 4:14 pm GMT-5
Last revision to module: Jul 13, 2009 3:38 pm GMT-5
Module XML: m16627_1.3.cnxml

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Version: 1.3 Jul 13, 2009 3:38 pm GMT-5 by Andrew R. Barron
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Version: 1.2 Jul 5, 2009 1:46 pm GMT-5 by Andrew R. Barron
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Version: 1.1 Jun 16, 2008 11:14 am GMT-5 by Andrew R. Barron
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