New transistor technology could rearrange semiconductor cleanrooms

摘要

A recent announcement from SEMATECH (www.sematech.org) about what are known as mid-bandgap transistors may mean looming contamination-control challenges for semiconductor cleanrooms. Mid-bandgap transistors could be part of advanced manufacturing processes within 18 to 24 months. In September, SEMATECH's ATDF subsidiary, which develops manufacturing processes, announced it had entered into a deal with Thunderbird Technologies Inc. (www.tbird.com) of Morrisville, N.C., to optimize mid-bandgap transistors that are intended to drop into the existing process and boost device performance with minimal manufacturing impact.