An epitaxial wafer (also called epi wafer, epi-wafer, or epiwafer) is a wafer of semiconducting material made by epitaxial growth (epitaxy) for use in photonics, microelectronics, spintronics, or photovoltaics.
Silicon epitaxial wafers serve as a key component in the production of many semiconductor devices used across a broad range of industries, including consumer, industrial, military, and space electronics. Some of the most important microelectronics utilize a variety of production-proven and industry-standard silicon epitaxy process technologies:
Epitaxial wafers (EPI) are constructed of a semiconductor film grown on a substrate, made up of three components: P-type, quantum well, and N-type. The current epitaxial material of choice is gallium nitride (GaN), used in conjunction with a sapphire substrate in three forms of silicon and carbonization, and five quantum wells.
Production of Epi wafers is controlled in two levels: a standard process control (level 1) and a detailed control (level 2). ured on 2 or 3 wafers in 5 points and the rest of wafers in one point (measurement in the centre of the wafer) and the resistivity is controlled on 1 wafer from the run, the measurement is also performed in 5 points pattern.
The quality control of ready EPI products follows SEMI Standards and ASTM standards requirements. Full lot control is guaranteed and historical data are kept. Sta-tistical data are available upon request. Production of Epi wafers is controlled in two levels: a standard process control (level 1) and a detailed control (level 2).
The Epi wafers are used as substrates for low power, medium power and special devices. All Epi wafers are made according to customer specifications with custom made substrates and epitaxial layers in diameters of 150 mm, 125 mm, 100 mm, 76.2 mm
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Epitaxial wafer
An epitaxial wafer [1] (also called epi wafer, [2] epi-wafer, [3] or epiwafer [4]) is a wafer of semiconducting material made by epitaxial growth for use in photonics, microelectronics, spintronics, or photovoltaics.
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Epitaxial Wafer
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Epitaxial Silicon Wafer for IC and Power Applications
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