Career Details :: Semiconductor Processors
Description
Perform any or all of the following functions in the manufacture of electronic semiconductors: load semiconductor material into furnace; saw formed ingots into segments; load individual segment into crystal growing chamber and monitor controls; locate crystal axis in ingot using x-ray equipment and saw ingots into wafers; clean, polish, and load wafers into series of special purpose furnaces, chemical baths, and equipment used to form circuitry and change conductive properties.
Experience
No previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, a person can become a general office clerk even if he/she has never worked in an office before.
Education
These occupations may require a high school diploma or GED certificate. Some may require a formal training course to obtain a license.
Training
Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few days to a few months of training. Usually, an experienced worker could show you how to do the job.
Tasks
- Cleans and dries materials and equipment using solvent, etching or sandblasting equipment, and drying equipment to remove contaminants or photoresist.
- Stamps or etches identifying information on finished component.
- Loads and unloads equipment chambers and transports finished product to storage or to area for further processing.
- Studies work order, instructions, formulas, and processing charts to determine specifications and sequence of operations.
- Manipulates valves, switches, and buttons, or keys commands into control panels to start semiconductor processing cycles.
- Counts, sorts, and weighs processed items.
- Aligns photo mask pattern on photoresist layer, exposes pattern to ultraviolet light, and develops pattern, using specialized equipment.
- Measures and weighs amounts of crystal-growing materials, mixes and grinds materials, and loads materials into container, following procedures.
- Places semiconductor wafers in processing containers or equipment holders, using vacuum wand or tweezers.
- Inspects materials, components, or products for surface defects and measures circuitry, using electronic test equipment, precision measuring instruments, and standard procedures.
- Maintains processing, production, and inspection information and reports.
- Forms seed crystal for crystal growing or locates crystal axis of ingot, using x-ray equipment, drill, and sanding machine.
- Attaches ampoule to diffusion pump to remove air from ampoule, and seals ampoule, using blowtorch.
- Etches, laps, polishes, or grinds wafers or ingots, using etching, lapping, polishing, or grinding equipment.
- Operates saw to cut remelt into sections of specified size or to cut ingots into wafers.
- Monitors operation and adjusts controls of processing machines and equipment to produce compositions with specific electronic properties.
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Important Abilities
General Work Activities
- Controlling Machines and Processes
- Handling and Moving Objects
- Monitor Processes, Material, Surroundings
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, Material
- Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
Important Skills
Frequent Work Context
- Indoors
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
- Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
- Using Hands on Objects, Tools, Controls
- Consequence of Error
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