Section 05

How Chips Are Made

Sand to package. From a purified crystal to a part in a reel, and why the package it arrives in is an electrical decision.

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How a Chip Is Actually Made — Wafer, lithography, test, package — the industrial chain in one page.

05.1 How a Chip Is Actually MadeWafer, lithography, test, package — the industrial chain in one page. Explainer
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05.2 Why the Package MattersDIP to QFN to BGA: what changes for the person soldering it. Explainer
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