Electrical Engineering Glossary Definition for Wafer

Definition

Semiconductor manufacturing begins with a thin disk of semiconductor material, called a "wafer." A series of processes defines transistors and other structures, interconnected by conductors to build the desired circuit.

The wafer is then sliced into "dice" which are mounted in packages, creating the IC.

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• IC
• Wafer Fab
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