Through this non-technical full-day presentation, attendees will learn how integrated circuits are built. Topics include an industry overview, mask making, wafer manufacturing, contamination control, wafer fabrication, test and assembly, and industry trends. Through the use of video tapes, lecture, and hands-on materials, the course instructor provides a well-rounded overview of the integrated circuit manufacturing industry and its processes.

Marketing, sales, service, manufacturing, engineering, and financial professionals will find this course valuable. This seminar is beneficial for recent hires into the semiconductor industry, as well as industry specialists who desire a refresher course on how their job or product fits into the manufacturing process.

Semiconductor Services’ IC Manufacturing Overview seminar has provided valuable background information for our staff. It furnishes a comprehensive introduction to the industry and the chip making process enabling participants to perform their job responsibilities more effectively." G. Dan Hutcheson, president, VLSI Research

• Industry Background
• Support Technologies
• Mask Making
• Wafer Manufacture
• Contamination Control
• IC Manufacturing
  • Layering
  • Patterning
  • Planarization
  • Doping
• Test and Assembly

The Open Attendance seminar is $495 per participant.

Open attendance dates:

Oct 7, 2008
Dec 9, 2008

Mountain View, CA
9am-5pm,

The course is available in-house.

The in-house fee is $4,500 for up to 15 participants and $300 each for each additional participant plus instructor travel and lodging expenses if applicable. Call for quote for smaller groups.

BASICS OF THE CMOS IC MANUFACTURING PROCESS is excellent for a follow-on course.

Course Outline

Course Instructors

• Peter Van Zant
• Michael S. Heynes, Ph. D.
• Anne Miller
• Richard Yanda