Deposition Techniques

A discussion on thin film deposition methods used in semiconductor fabrication, such as CVD and PVD and the various processes...

March 27, 2025

Glass Substrates

A comparison of different substrate types with a focus on glass substrates, including what they are, how they compare to...

March 20, 2025

Lithography & Patterning

An in-depth look at different lithography techniques and the physics behind them, as well as a discussion on the barriers...

February 27, 2025

Silicon Photonics

The basics of optics, integration of optical and electrical devices within chips, and the push for silicon photonics as a...

February 20, 2025

Digital Design & Computer Architecture

An overview of how a computer actually performs logic operations, working our way up from the most basic physics and...

February 13, 2025

BEOL and Packaging

A visualization and overview of the MEOL and BEOL, before detailing the development of some interconnect technologies within those layers....

January 30, 2025

Chip Building

A step-by-step overview of wafer processing and transistor fabrication using 2-D visualizations.

January 23, 2025

Info Session

An introduction to IEEE EPS and our programs, concluding with a discussion on packaging and Heterogenous Integration.

January 16, 2025

Fundamentals of Sn-Bi Electromigration - Dr. Prabjit Singh

March 13, 2025

Fine Pitch Flip Chip Technology - Eric Perfecto

February 06, 2025

Silicon Photonics

The physics behind Silicon Photonics, practical applications and potential future uses within microsystems technology.

November 21, 2024

Chip Level Integration

The fundamentals of chip design, from functional and logic design using HDL to physical implementation with GDSII for photomask creation....

November 14, 2024

Bonding Techniques

An overview of various interconnect technologies culminating in an introduction to Hybrid Bonding.

November 07, 2024

Metrology and Yield

An introduction to yield and the strategies producers use to improve it, along with the trade-offs involved. These key concepts...

October 31, 2024

Processing Memory Bottleneck

An exploration of the growing disparity between processing and memory speeds, the escalating demand for memory and power driven by...

October 24, 2024

Back Side Power Delivery

An analysis of Back Side Power Delivery as an innovative approach to powering transistors, introducing the challenges it aims to...

October 17, 2024

Single and Multi Chip Integration

A discussion on the driving factors behind the shift to the chiplet economy, along with the challenges encountered in implementing...

October 10, 2024

Thermals

The essentials of thermal management in electronics, focusing on thermal basics, design considerations, and simulations.

September 26, 2024

MOSFET Creation

An overview of MOSFET transistors and an in-depth look into their creation process.

September 12, 2024

Heterogeneous Integration Overview

An introduction to our chapter and a brief lecture on semiconductor packaging as well as heterogeneous integration.

September 05, 2024