NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 半導體製程技術(6806)
(Eng.) Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
Offering Dept Department of Electrical Engineering
Course Type Elective Credits 3 Teacher Ma Zon
Department Department of Electrical Engineering/Graduate Language English Semester 2025-SPRING
Course Description This course thoroughly describes the complicated and new IC chip fabrication processes in detail with minimum mathematics, physics and chemistry. Advanced technologies are covered along with older ones to provide an understanding of the development processes from a historic point of view. Course highlights are semiconductor basics, wafer manufacturing, photolithography and etching, thin film deposition and metallization, process integration and CMOS technology.
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self-directed learning in the course Y
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To understand and apply industry specific vocabulary related to semiconductor manufacturing processes, to gain the broad understanding of the basic IC fabrication sequence covering essential stages such as wafer manufacturing, photolithography, etching, and thin film deposition, to gain practical knowledge for a career in semiconductor manufacturing and finally to unlock career development opportunities in the dynamic semiconductor industry.
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Week Course Content
Week 1 Introduction and Historical Perspective
Week 2 Introduction to Integrated Circuit Fabrication
Week 3 Semiconductor Basics
Week 4 Wafer Manufacturing
Week 5 Thermal Processes
Week 6 Lithography
Week 7 Plasma Basics
Week 8 Midterm Exam
Week 9 Ion Implantation
Week 10 Etching
Week 11 Chemical Vapor Deposition
Week 12 Metallization
Week 13 Chemical Mechanical Polishing
Week 14 Process Integration
Week 15 Integrated Circuit Processing Technologies
Week 16 Final Exam
Week 17 Independent Learning: In-depth self-study in relevant literature, research papers, and industry reports related to semiconductor manufacturing technology
Week 18 Independent Learning: Written report and oral presentation about the topics of self-study
Evaluation
1. Homework and Quiz 10%
2. Class Performance 10%
3. Written Report and Oral Presentation 20%
4. Midterm Exam 30%
5. Final Exam 30%
Textbook & other References
1. Hong Xiao, “Introduction to Semiconductor Manufacturing Technologies”, 2nd Edition, Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), 2012.
2. J. D. Plummer, M. D. Deal, and P. B. Griffin, ”Silicon VLSI Technology: Fundamentals, Practice and Modeling”, Prentice Hall, 2000.
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Office Hours
Tuesday 13:10-16:00
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