• DocumentCode
    2615446
  • Title

    GaAs wafer breakage: Causes and cures, growth and process

  • Author

    Cordner, T. ; Marks, B.

  • Author_Institution
    Texas Instruments Inc., Dallas, TX, USA
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    10-13 Oct. 1993
  • Firstpage
    317
  • Lastpage
    320
  • Abstract
    The impact of GaAs wafer breakage on processing facilities is discussed. Wafer strength and equipment assessment are detailed. The authors describe many of the improvements that have resulted in the virtual elimination of wafer breakage due to unassignable causes. When proper material and process control techniques are used, GaAs wafer breakage should not occur.<>
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; economics; gallium arsenide; materials testing; process control; semiconductor device manufacture; semiconductor technology; GaAs; III-V semiconductor; break testing; equipment assessment; material control; material issues; people-related issues; process control; processing facilities; wafer breakage; wafer strength assessment; Costs; Delay; Etching; Fabrication; Foundries; Gallium arsenide; Instruments; Process planning; Production planning; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Gallium Arsenide Integrated Circuit (GaAs IC) Symposium, 1993. Technical Digest 1993., 15th Annual
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-1393-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/GAAS.1993.394444
  • Filename
    394444