Silicon Wafers
We work with Wafer Manufacturers and Distributors that provide Prime Wafers that meet or exceed the standards of Semiconductor Materials International (SEMI). The following is a sample of the types of wafers we provide:
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Prime Grade Wafers
- High Quality Wafers with tight specifications
- Used primary for manufacturing of devices
- Tight range of resistivity, metals, flatness and particle counts
Lithography Grade Wafers
- Substrates that have tight flatness characteristics
- Manufactured with very flat Total Thickness Variance (TTV) specifications
- Provide little variation in surface flatness within the site area
Test / Monitor Grade Wafers
- Used in testing and sampling processes in semiconductor fabrication.
- High quality wafers with less comprehensive specifications than prime grade wafers
- Measure the performance and conditions of particular semiconductor processing step.
- Provides a more economical solution for isolated testing.
Low Resistivity Wafers
- Most commonly referred to as P+ and N+ wafers
- Heavily doped substrates that produce highly conductive, low resistivity characteristics
Epitaxial Grade Wafers (EPI)
- Prime Silicon wafers with a single crystalline layer of silicon deposited on the surface
- Layer is typically a different resistivity or dopant than the underlaying substrate
- EPI Wafers provide multiple layers of resistivity and a pure flat surface for device manufacturing
Mechanical Grade Wafers
- Typically 300 mm wafers, but can be any diameter
- Specifications are less tight than other wafer grades
- Specifications more relaxed for resistivity, surface quality and thickness
Reclaim Grade Wafers
- Wafers without films, metals or other contaminants
- Wafers are returned back to original surface condition by chemical and/or mechanical processing techniques
- Available in mirror finish and/or with particle and flatness specifications
- Low cost alternative to virgin wafers
Double Side Polished Wafers
- Typically required in semiconductor MEMS, and other applications calling for tight flatness specifications
- Needed for double side patterning and device manufacturing operations
Float Zone Wafers (FZ)
- Used in manufacture of discrete power devices, high efficiency solar, RF chips and optical products
- Can produce resistivity measurements up to 50,000 ohm-cm