Jessica Gomez

MEMS: A Tiny Package With Potential To Revolutionize Every Field of Technology

Micro-electromechanical systems, more frequently known by the acronym MEMS, are micro devices which can be used as sensors, valves, gears, mirrors, actuators, and more. Most often combined with, or comprising, a microprocessor, they make possible the coll... Read >

Introduction to Silicon Wafers used in Electronics

Silicon wafers are actually semiconductor devices that are heavily used in today’s electronics. To some, these micro devices may seem dismissible but they really have important uses in technology. Silicon wafers are primarily used in manufacturing compute... Read >

MEMS Fabrication and Micromachining Processes

Micro-Electro-Mechanical System - MEMS for short - is a fabrication process that explores potential applications for customized process technologies and processing capabilities of microdevices. In other words, MEMS technology is used to manufacture electr... Read >

Silicon Wafers Quality And Cost Considerations

Silicon is an element that is abundant in nature, is non-metallic and gray, and has a unique characteristic that has helped transform the world we live in. This characteristic is silicon's ability to conduct electricity. Being able to conduct an electrica... Read >

Silicon Wafers Are Used In Electronics

Silicon wafers are semiconductor devices used in many electronics today. Even though they sound like a snack, they have a very important job. They are used in making computer chips by many manufacturers. These tiny little wafers have a big job. You cannot... Read >

Physical Vapor Deposition Of Thin Film

PVD or physical vapor deposition is a method with the help of which a thin film of material is coated on a substrate by following certain steps. First, the material which is to be deposited is changed to vapor with the help of physical means. It is then t... Read >

A Brief Overview of Manufacturing Processes for Semiconductor Devices

Television, radio, cell phone and other electrical or electronics goods have semiconductor devices in them. The materials used in semiconductor devices are capable of partially conducting electricity, unlike full conductors of electricity like aluminum, c... Read >

The New Age of Semiconductor Devices and Microelectronics Manufacturing

Modern engineering has stepped up many levels since the introduction of electronics. Large and bulky machinery has been reduced to mere hand held devices. This has become a wide spread and innovative change in most areas of manufacturing. What is microele... Read >

Precision Manufacturing Of Silicon Wafers in a Nutshell

Silicon wafers are probably the single most important component in the modern electronics industry. Millions of wafers are used in electronics devices and produced daily on a mass scale. The process of developing these essential little items took years to... Read >

The Many Processes of Silicon Wafer Processing

Most people have heard the term silicon wafer, but unless you are a science or Information Technology professional, you will be forgiven for not knowing what a silicon wafer is. This type of device is most common in the fields of IT, physics and chemistry... Read >