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L.F. Atherton, R.W. Atherton Fabrication: Factory Performance and Analysis Series: The Springer International Series in Engineering and Science, Vol. 339

This book is concerned with wafer fabrication and the factories that manufacture and other integrated circuits. With the invention of the in 1947, the world as we knew it changed. The transistor led to the , and the microprocessor, the guts of the modern computer, has created an epoch of virtually unlimited information processing. The electronics and computer revolution has brought about, for better or worse, a new way of life. This revolution could not have occurred without wafer fabrication, and its associated processing technologies. A microprocessor is fabricated via a lengthy, highly-complex sequence of chemical processes. The success of modern chip manufacturing is a miracle of technology and a tribute to the hundreds of engineers who have contributed to its development. This book will delineate the magnitude of the accomplishment, and present methods to analyze and predict the performance of the factories that make the chips. The set of topics covered juxtaposes several disciplines of engineering. A primary subject is the chemical engineering aspects of the electronics industry, an industry typically thought to be strictly 1996, XX, 468 p. an electrical engineer's playground. The book also delves into issues of manufacturing, operations performance, economics, and the dynamics of material movement, topics often considered the domain of industrial engineering and operations research. Hopefully, Printed book we have provided in this work a comprehensive treatment of both the technology and the factories of wafer fabrication. Novel features of these factories include long process flows Hardcover and a dominance of processing over operational issues. ▶ 249,99 € | £219.99 | $299.99 ▶ *267,49 € (D) | 274,99 € (A) | CHF 295.00

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