Fabs and lithography

How chips are manufactured: wafers, photolithography, EUV, yield and why TSMC matters.

5 lessons planned · none written yet

  1. 1From sand to waferNot written yetSilicon purification and wafers.
  2. 2PhotolithographyNot written yetPrinting with light.
  3. 3EUVNot written yetASML’s machine and why it is so hard.
  4. 4Yield and process nodesNot written yetWhat “3nm” really means.
  5. 5The industry mapNot written yetTSMC, Samsung, Intel and geopolitics.