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A fracture criterion for gallium arsenide wafers

A fracture criterion for gallium arsenide wafers The fracture of single crystal gallium arsenide (GaAs) semi-conducting wafers was studied. Prismatic beam specimens, cut at different crystallographic orientations from thin wafers, were loaded to failure in four-point bending. Fracture in these crystals occurred predominantly on the {110} family of crystallographic planes. [...]

InGaP / GaAs Epi Wafer for Solar Cell

Thanks to GaAs tunnel junction technology, we offer epi wafers of single-junction and dual-junction InGaP / GaAs solar cells, with different structures of epitaxial layers (AlGaAs, InGaP) grown on GaAs for solar cell application. And now we offer GaAs epi wafer with InGaP tunnel junction as follows: 1. InGaP / GaAs Solar [...]

Photoluminescence-based material quality diagnostics in the manufacturing of CdZnTe ionizing radiation sensors

Photoluminescence-based material quality diagnostics in the manufacturing of CdZnTe ionizing radiation sensors A photoluminescence method was used for characterization of crystalline perfection of CdZnTe single crystals in the different stages of an up-to-date process of ionizing radiation sensor production. It was shown that the point method is an effective tool [...]

Unusual defects, generated by wafer sawing: Diagnosis, mechanisms and how to distinguish from related failures

Unusual defects, generated by wafer sawing: Diagnosis, mechanisms and how to distinguish from related failures   In the wafer sawing process, unusual failures were observed and their root causes have been investigated. Besides classical and well-known failures, the following failure mechanisms were found. Surface-ESD (ESDFOS), caused by charged water drops and [...]

Thermodynamics and kinetic theory of nucleation and the evolution of liquid precipitates in gallium arsenide wafer

Thermodynamics and kinetic theory of nucleation and the evolution of liquid precipitates in gallium arsenide wafer   We study nucleation and evolution of liquid droplets in semi-insulating solid gallium arsenide (GaAs). For a realistic modelling, the crucial issue of a combined thermodynamic and kinetic treatment is the coupling of diffusion, chemical [...]

Evaluation of the quality of commercial silicon carbide wafers by an optical non-destructive inspection technique

Evaluation of the quality of commercial silicon carbide wafers by an optical non-destructive inspection technique There is a great need for an in-line, high-speed and non-destructive inspection system capable of evaluating and analyzing the quality SiC wafers for SiC power devices. We have examined whether the laser-based optical non-destructive inspection [...]