Talk:Microtechnology

Please add any comments you feel like here!--KristianMolhave 16:26, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

=Status on the book= This book was started based on a few notes I had made - and the feeling that there was a need for such a resource. But it is a big project and it will take time to fill in the big gaps to make a complete book. The related book on Nanotechnology is taking most of my resources these days, while I hope to others will start adding to this one. It could also have been made as a 'bookshelf' in wikibooks - and if this book remains fragmented for too long, I suggest we cut it down to a couple of short notes/books.//KristianMolhave 20:27, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

=Comments=

Where can I find a book on how to design microchips? Would this fall under this booK? I've looked all around wikibooks and wikipedia and I cannot find anything on this - how to design chips - what programs to use... are there GNU programs to design chips? How to manufacture them... ie... you can't you need to have billion dollar fabs... or there are other less well known methods or companies that will homebrew or custom fab chips... Just some thoughts. Interesting book so far though. --anon user (some interested party on the west coast) 4 December 2006
 * See section Microtechnology/Overviews and the software section further down on the page - and hopefully this wikibook will end up having much material about all the microfabrication processes too. There are many foundry services where you can have custom made microfabrication done for you. I have addded a list of some foundry services to the above page as well -you are welcome to expand it! //KristianMolhave 20:27, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

=linking to microwiki= In wikipedia you can link to this book kby adding giving a little box as the one on the right which for some reason doesnt work very well in wikibooks...

= Missing step in fabrication (big one) =

What about the first step in the fabrication process- the growth of silicon crystals and then the use of lasers to cut the silicon into wafers so that they may later be etched with the various lithographic techniques? I have been unable to find a review on laser-cutting re: silicon, and it would be great if anybody could offer some links. Or add the content. :) -- Kanzure 15:46, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Why is information about laser-cutting silicon is so difficult to find? Could it be that silicon isn't actually cut using lasers?

According to Wafer (electronics), the boule is actually cut into wafers using a diamond saw or diamond wire. --DavidCary (talk) 06:13, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

Media resources
Hello. For your information, I have added many photos to the Semiconductor devices fabrication category on Commons. They may be of interest to illustrate this book. guillom 10:12, 12 November 2007 (UTC)