Emily Patterson
Senior Electronics Engineer
Thermal management is a huge deal as far as semiconductors are concerned. Electrical circuits produce heat during operation – often ...
Thermal management is a huge deal as far as semiconductors are concerned. Electrical circuits produce heat during operation – often dangerous levels of heat for the components within. When temperature levels grow too great, the position and structure of the semiconductor can shift, resulting in edge placement error (EPE) and, eventually, component failure.
It is the semiconductor's silicon wafers that make it vulnerable to EPE. With additive manufacturing, we can create wafer tables that are used for handling the silicon during production and fixing it into place.
AME supports the precise development of these wafer tables, reducing the risk of EPE. What's more, this development is repeatable again and again. This is going to be key as the demand for semiconductors increases.
AME also gives us the ability to manufacture wafer tables using cost-effective materials while minimising waste.
All of this suggests AME is going to be at the core of semiconductor production for years to come.