This Quicktime animation shows the first step in the silicon wafer manufacturing process. Under 15 seconds in length, the animation shows the melting of polysilicon and the addition of minute amounts of electrically...

Created by Patrick Hoppe of the Wisconsin Online Resource Center, this primer introduces the student to the key terms and concepts associated with the silicon diode. This is a nice introductory flash presentation for...

This Quicktime animation shows an optional process for creating silicon epitaxial wafers. The animations shows a trichlorosilane gas being injected which creates a monocrystaline film atop the preexisting wafer. This is...

Written by Tony R. Kuphaldt, this chapter of All About Circuit's third volume on Semiconductors "will cover the physics behind the operation of semiconductor devices and show how these principles are applied in several...

Launched in September of 2004, the Chip History Center web site was originally developed by VLSI Research Inc. to be the semiconductor industry's History Channel on the internet to help strengthen the industry's...