Microchip Fabrication: A Practical Guide to Semiconductor Processing [Hardcover]

Peter Van Zant (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071356363 | ISBN-13: 978-0071356367 | Publication Date: April 3, 2000 | Edition: 4th

This title is a relatively non-technical introduction to semiconductor processing, covering copper metallization and damasceme patterning as well as CSP and BGA, with no mathematics involved.

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NEW TO THIS EDITION:
Packaging Technologies
Cleaning Techniques
Copper Metallization
Damascene Patterning
Other Fabrication Advances

The #1 book in the industry--now revised & updated!

A perfect introduction to the industry that's the backbone of the technology revolution, industry insider Peter Van Zant's Microchip Fabrication is a highly popular, novice-friendly guide to the entire process of semiconductor processing--from raw materials through shipping the finished, packaged device. Used for training, teaching, and vo-tech programs, and tailor-made for any semiconductor professional, Microchip Fabrication features a straightforward, math-free approach. And it details semiconductors from the inside out, covering science basics, it's fascinating history, and the latest technical leap forward. Inside, you'll follow semiconductors through every stage of fabrication. Testing, manufacturing processes, commercial integrated circuit types, and packaging are all explained in simple, nontechnical language. Along the way, Van Zant introduces challenging quizzes and review summaries that make Microchip Fabrication an ideal text or self-study guide. By the time you've finished this informative "guided tour," you'll have a solid working knowledge of all the important issues and processes, materials and methods involved in semiconductor technology, whether on the sub-atomic level or in the context of large-scale industrial practices.

About the Author

Peter Van Zant is an internationally known semiconductor professional with an extensive background in process engineering, training, consulting, and writing. Principal of Peter Van Zant Associates, a firm that supplies writing, training, and consulting services to business and industry, he is the author of Semiconductor Technology Glossary, Third Edition; Integrated Circuits Text; Safety First Manual; and Chip Packaging Manual. His books and training materials are used by chip manufacturers, industry suppliers, colleges, and universities. Peter Van Zant Associates' customers include Intel, National Semiconductor, Applied Materials, Air Products and Chemicals, SCP Global Inc., and a number of educational institutions. Mr. Van Zant is also the elected District 1 Supervisor in his home county of Nevada in California. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 640 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill (Tx); 4th edition (April 3, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071356363
• ISBN-13: 978-0071356367
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.4 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,774,223 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a reader, May 3, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Microchip Fabrication: A Practical Guide to Semiconductor Processing (Hardcover)

I read two previous editions of this book. When I heard the 4th edition, I cannot wait to buy one. This book is written so well that it's good for readers from inside and outside of the industry. The coverage of the new development of technology is especially useful. I also like chapter 15 very much. The author discusses the business aspects of wafer fabrication, which is not seen very many times in a tech book. The author really knows what a reader would like to learn, opposing to that a lot authors only write for themseles. It is an excellent book.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Chip Fabrication 101, August 30, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Microchip Fabrication: A Practical Guide to Semiconductor Processing (Hardcover)

This is an excellent book for someone who knows little about semiconductors. It goes into historical and current wafer processing trends and discusses a few of the challenges for future techonolgy nodes. The book touches on most parts of fabrication and presents simplified versions of the theory and equipment involved. Not for advanced readers.

19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Poorly written, poorly edited, but you still have to read it, August 6, 2000

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JB (One Cave in the Afghanistan Rain Forest) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microchip Fabrication: A Practical Guide to Semiconductor Processing (Hardcover)

English is not my first language, I still find this book painful to read. It took me a weekend to munch down the top one third of this book, a biography of Seymour Cray, and six Japanese comic books. I find this book among them, the worst prepared one.

With so many errors in it, I kept grabbing my hair. Many mistakes are so easy to spot, I can usually randomly filp over ten pages, and spot an error. Many of them are really serious, they really can mislead a student, if he/she lacked proper training in science. Say on one page, ozone was mistakenly printed as O2 rather than O3. There are some other unbalanced chemical formula as well. Some math formula are also poorly written or presented.

Read it, but be careful. It can be a mine field.